(surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.
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Surgical process
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"
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(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.(surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "ase…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.laparotomy performed with a laparoscope that makes a small incision to examine the abdominal cavity (especially the ovaries and Fallop…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.loss of sensation in a small area of the body (as when a local anesthetic is injected for a tooth extraction)
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A part performed by instruments, accompanying another part or parts performed by voices; the subordinate part, or parts, accompanying…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medical, procedure, involving, incision, instruments.That system of medical practice which aims to combat disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from those produce…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medical, procedure, involving, incision, instruments.To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medical, procedure, involving, incision, instruments.To take by legal authority: (a) To arrest by writ, and bring before a court, as to answer for a debt, or a contempt; -- applied to a t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medical, procedure, involving, incision, instruments.an emergency procedure that employs rhythmic compression of the heart (either through the chest wall or, during surgery, directly to t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medical, procedure, involving, incision, instruments.an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has col…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medical, procedure, involving, incision, instruments.an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has col…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medical, procedure, involving, incision, instruments.an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has col…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medical, procedure, involving, incision, instruments.Medical or hygienic care; remedial treatment of disease; a method of medical treatment; as, to use the water cure.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medical, procedure, involving, incision, instruments.To receive damage or harm; to be injured or impaired in soudness or value; as. some colors in /oth damage in sunlight.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medical, procedure, involving, incision, instruments.That which injures or causes damage; mischief; harm; diminution; loss; damage; -- used very generically; as, detriments to property, r…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medical, procedure, involving, incision, instruments.(medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medical, procedure, involving, incision, instruments.an emergency procedure that employs rhythmic compression of the heart (either through the chest wall or, during surgery, directly to t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medical, procedure, involving, incision, instruments.The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or securing against loss, damage, or penalty; reimbursement of loss, damage, or penalt…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medical, procedure, involving, incision, instruments.To do harm to; to impair the excellence and value of; to hurt; to damage; -- used in a variety of senses; as: (a) To hurt or wound, as…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medical, procedure, involving, incision, instruments.Any damage or violation of, the person, character, feelings, rights, property, or interests of an individual; that which injures, or o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medical, procedure, involving, incision, instruments.That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a mechani…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medical, procedure, involving, incision, instruments.an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has col…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: medical, procedure, involving, incision, instruments.
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