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Debulking

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debulking /de·bulk·ing/ (de-bulk´ing) cytoreduction; removal of the major portion of the material composing a lesion.
Debulking
General term used for surgeries in which subcutaneous tissue is removed from lymphodemous limb.
Mentioned in: Lymphedema

debulking
removal of excess bulk of tissue from a lesion either to assist in healing or as an adjunct to chemotherapy.


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Offering 80,000 rpm forward and reverse operation, the Visao drill provides power in debulking and finesse in delicate procedures with virtually no start-up "kick.
With the continued emergence of CA-MRSA, the clinical management of skin and soft tissue infections has now returned to the basic principles of surgical drainage and debulking, wound culture, and the use of older antimicrobial agents other than [beta]-lactams (34).
Fiber-placement head on a robotic arm applies some heat while compaction roller on a head allows work on concave surfaces with minimal secondary debulking.
 
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