dissection of tissue

  • 1dissection — The act of dissecting. SYN: anatomy (3) [TA], necrotomy (1). aortic d. a pathologic process, characterized by splitting of the media layer of the aorta, which leads to formation of a dissecting aneurysm. Classified according to location as… …

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  • 2dissection — Separation of a tissue by cutting into components, for analysis or observation …

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  • 3Aortic dissection — Classification and external resources Dissection of the aorta descendens (3), which starts from the left subclavian artery, reaching to the abdominal aorta (4). Aorta ascendens (1) and aortic arch (2) are not involved …

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  • 4Carotid artery dissection — Classification and external resources ICD 9 443.21 …

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  • 5Vertebral artery dissection — Classification and external resources …

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  • 6Neck dissection — Intervention ICD 9 CM 40.4 MeSH …

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  • 7Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection — Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection, commonly referred to as RPLND, is a procedure to remove abdominal lymph nodes to treat testicular cancer, as well as help establish its exact stage and type. It is usually performed using an incision that… …

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  • 8Rodent inner ear dissection — The goal of rodent inner ear dissection is to isolate tissues for study. Common targets include spiral ganglion and Organ of Corti. This dissection may take anywhere from 10 to 60 minutes, depending on skill level. [cite journal |last= Hellstrom… …

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  • 9blunt dissection — blənt n surgical separation of tissue layers by means of an instrument without a cutting edge or by the fingers * * * dissection accomplished by separating tissues along natural cleavage lines, without cutting …

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  • 10Radical dissection — Removal of not only affected tissue, but nearby tissue that may be covertly affected …

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