transfixion

  • 11transfixion — noun (in amputation) passing the knife from side to side through tissue close to the bone and dividing muscles outward …

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  • 12transfixion — A maneuver in amputation in which the knife is passed from side to side through the soft parts, close to the bone, and the muscles are then divided from within outward. [L. transfixio (see transfix)] * * * trans·fix·ion tran(t)s fik shən n a… …

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  • 13transfixion — (tran sfi ksion) s. f. Terme de chirurgie. Procédé d amputation qui consiste à traverser d un seul coup les chairs saines au dessous d une tumeur, avec un couteau à amputation ou un bistouri dont le tranchant est tourné vers la peau. ÉTYMOLOGIE… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 14Transfixion — Trans|fixio̱n [zu lat. transfigere, transfixum = durchstechen] w; , en, in fachspr. Fügungen: Trans|fịxio, Mehrz.: ...io̱|nes: operative Durchstechung eines Organs. Trans|fịxio i̱ridis [↑Iris]: operative Durchstechung der Regenbogenhaut bei… …

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  • 15transfixion — n. act of piercing with a sharp object, act of impaling; act of holding motionless with terror or amazement …

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  • 16transfixion — trans·fix·ion …

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  • 17transfixion technique — a percutaneous approach for arterial or venous access; using a needle within a catheter, the posterior wall of the artery is punctured, the needle removed, and the catheter slowly withdrawn until blood flows freely …

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  • 18amputación por transfixión — la que se practica introduciendo la cuchilla en el interior del miembro y cortando el colgajo de dentro afuera. Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010 …

    Diccionario médico

  • 19amputation by transfixion — amputation performed by thrusting a long knife through the limb and cutting the flaps from within outward …

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  • 20transfix — transfixion /trans fik sheuhn/, n. /trans fiks /, v.t., transfixed or fixt, fixing. 1. to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc. 2. to pierce through with or as if with a pointed weapon; impale. 3. to hold or fasten with or on… …

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