chemosurgery
11Mohs chemosurgery surgery (micrographic surgery technique) — (mōz) [Frederic Edward Mohs, American surgeon, 1910–2002] see under chemosurgery and surgery …
12Mohs chemosurgery — the original form of the Mohs technique, in which zinc chloride was applied to the tumor to fix it and isolate it in situ; this was later replaced by quick freezing of excised tumor …
13Mohs surgery — Intervention MeSH D015580 Mohs surgery, also known as chemosurgery, created by a general surgeon, Dr. Frederic E. Mohs, is microscopically controlled surgery used to treat common types of skin cancer. It i …
14Surgery — The word surgery has multiple meanings. It is the branch of medicine concerned with diseases and conditions which require or are amenable to operative procedures. Surgery is the work done by a surgeon. By analogy, the work of an editor wielding… …
15Mohs' technique — n a chemosurgical technique for the removal of skin malignancies in which excision is made to a depth at which the tissue is microscopically free of cancer called also Mohs chemosurgery Mohs mōz Frederic Edward (1910 2002) American surgeon. Mohs… …
16Mohs — Frederic E., U.S. surgeon, *1910, who as a medical student devised a system of microscopicaly controlled removal of skin tumors. See M. fresh tissue chemosurgery technique, M. chemosurgery. Friedrich, German mineralogist, 1773–1839. See M. scale …
17technique — The manner of performance, or the details, of any surgical operation, experiment, or mechanical act. SEE ALSO: method, operation, procedure. SYN: technic. [Fr., fr. G. technikos, relating to techne, art, skill] airbrasive t. a method of grinding …
18chemosurgical — adjective see chemosurgery …
19chemosurgical — See chemosurgery. * * * …
20plastic surgery — plastic surgeon. the branch of surgery dealing with the repair or replacement of malformed, injured, or lost organs or tissues of the body, chiefly by the transplant of living tissues. [1830 40] * * * Surgery to correct disfigurement, restore… …
