| Caesarean |
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noun
- Short form of Caesarean section.
adjective
- Of or relating to Julius Caesar.
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| cannula |
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noun
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(medicine) A tube inserted in the body to drain or inject fluid.
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(aviation) A hose or tube that connects directly to an oxygen (O2) bottle/source from the user's nose, commonly used by aircraft pilots or others needing direct oxygen breathing apparatus.
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| castrate |
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verb (castrat, ing)
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(transitive) To remove the testicles of.
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| centesis |
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noun (pl. centesises)
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Med., Surg. puncture or perforation
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| cesarean |
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nounCaesarean (plural:Caesareans)
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(British) Short form of Caesarean section.
adjectiveCaesarean
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(British) Of or relating to Julius Caesar.
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| chemosurgery |
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(medicine) the selective destruction of diseased or malignant tissue by means of chemical substances; used especially in the treatment of the skin
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| circumcise |
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verb (circumcis, ing)
- To amputate the foreskin from a penis.
- To amputate the clitoris, prepuce, or labia.
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| circumcision |
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noun
- The act of excising or amputating the foreskin or prepuce from the penis.
- The act of excising tissue from the vulva of the female.
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| cochlear implant |
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noun
- A cochlear implant is a surgically implanted electronic device that can help provide a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing.
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| commissurotomy |
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noun (commissurotomies)
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(medicine) The surgical division of a commissure or similar structure.
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| compressor |
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noun
- A device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas.
- A devices that squeezes (compresses).
- (audio) A device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal
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| cosmetic surgery |
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Surgery (and related medical treatment) undergone to improve appearance rather than for health reasons.
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The face lift is a classic example of .
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| cryosurgery |
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(medicine) The use of a probe containing liquid nitrogen to freeze and thus destroy tissue
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| curettage |
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(medicine) The removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette
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| curette |
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noun
- A spoon-shaped surgical instrument for cleaning a diseased surface
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| cyclotomy |
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noun
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(medicine) surgical removal of the ciliary muscle; cyclicotomy
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(mathematics) the historical problems of dividing the circle into a given number of equal segments, and of constructing regular polygons
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(mathematics) the analytical extraction of the complex roots of unity; a de Moivre number
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