septectomy
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septectomy — Operative removal of the whole or a part of a septum, specifically of the nasal septum. [L. saeptum, septum, + G. ektome, excision] * * * sep·tec·to·my sep tek tə mē n, pl mies surgical excision of a septum * * * … Medical dictionary
septectomy — noun surgical removal of all or part of a septum (especially the nasal septum or atrial septum) • Hypernyms: ↑ablation, ↑extirpation, ↑cutting out, ↑excision … Useful english dictionary
atrial septectomy — surgical creation of a defect in the interatrial septum; performed to allow interatrial blood mixing in transposition of great vessels … Medical dictionary
Jatene procedure — Intervention ICD 9 CM 35.84 The Jatene procedure, or arterial switch, is an open heart surgical procedure used to correct dextro transposition of the great arteries (d TGA); its development was … Wikipedia
dextro-Transposition of the great arteries — Classification and external resources ICD 10 Q20.3 ICD 9 745.10 … Wikipedia
Dextro-Transposition of the great arteries — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = dextro transposition of the great arteries ICD10 = ICD10|Q|20|3|q|20 ICD9 = ICD9|745.10 Transposition of the great arteries (d Transposition of the great arteries, dextro TGA, or d TGA), sometimes also referred to… … Wikipedia
Vivien Thomas — Vivien Theodore Thomas (August 29, 1910 ndash; November 26, 1985) was an African American surgical technician and operative surgeon who helped develop the procedures used to treat blue baby syndrome in the 1940s. He was an assistant to Alfred… … Wikipedia
cutting out — noun surgical removal of a body part or tissue • Syn: ↑ablation, ↑extirpation, ↑excision • Derivationally related forms: ↑excise (for: ↑excision), ↑extirpate ( … Useful english dictionary
excision — noun 1. the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society • Syn: ↑excommunication • Derivationally related forms: ↑excommunicate (for:… … Useful english dictionary
extirpation — noun 1. surgical removal of a body part or tissue • Syn: ↑ablation, ↑cutting out, ↑excision • Derivationally related forms: ↑excise (for: ↑excision), ↑extirpate, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
