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  • 1Velpeau bandage canal deformity hernia — Vel·peau bandage, canal, deformity, hernia (vel poґ) [Alfred Armand Louis Marie Velpeau, French surgeon, 1795–1867] see under bandage; see canalis inguinalis; see silver fork fracture, under fracture; and see prevascular femoral hernia, under… …

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  • 2Navel — For other uses, see Navel (disambiguation). Belly button redirects here. For other uses, see Belly button (disambiguation). Navel Human innie navel …

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  • 3History of Medicine —     History of Medicine     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Medicine     The history of medical science, considered as a part of the general history of civilization, should logically begin in Mesopotamia, where tradition and philological… …

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  • 4Appendicitis — Classification and external resources An acutely inflamed and enlarged appendix, sliced lengthwise. ICD 10 K …

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  • 5hernie — [ ɛrni ] n. f. • 1490; lat. hernia 1 ♦ Tuméfaction formée par un organe totalement ou partiellement sorti (par un orifice naturel ou accidentel) de la cavité qui le contient à l état normal. ⇒ cèle. Hernie de la moelle épinière. ⇒ spina bifida.… …

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  • 6hernié — hernie [ ɛrni ] n. f. • 1490; lat. hernia 1 ♦ Tuméfaction formée par un organe totalement ou partiellement sorti (par un orifice naturel ou accidentel) de la cavité qui le contient à l état normal. ⇒ cèle. Hernie de la moelle épinière. ⇒ spina… …

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  • 7Alfred-Armand-Louis-Marie Velpeau — (May 18, 1795 August 24, 1867) was a French anatomist and surgeon who was born in a village near Tours. He was a student and assistant to Pierre Bretonneau (1778 1862). During his early medical career he was a surgeon in several hospitals in… …

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  • 8Truss — Truss, n. [OE. trusse, F. trousse, OF. also tourse; perhaps fr. L. tryrsus stalk, stem. Cf. {Thyrsus}, {Torso}, {Trousers}, {Trousseau}.] 1. A bundle; a package; as, a truss of grass. Fabyan. [1913 Webster] Bearing a truss of trifles at his back …

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  • 9Truss rod — Truss Truss, n. [OE. trusse, F. trousse, OF. also tourse; perhaps fr. L. tryrsus stalk, stem. Cf. {Thyrsus}, {Torso}, {Trousers}, {Trousseau}.] 1. A bundle; a package; as, a truss of grass. Fabyan. [1913 Webster] Bearing a truss of trifles at his …

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  • 10truss — 1. noun /tɹʌs/ a) A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place. b) A framework of beams forming a rigid structure. 2. verb /tɹʌs/ a) …

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