Halsted,

William Stewart, U.S. surgeon, 1852-1922.

Halsted clamp

Halsted curved mosquito forceps

Halsted hemostat

Halsted incision

Halsted law - transplanted tissue will grow only if there is a lack of that tissue in the host.

Halsted mattress sutures

Halsted operation - excision of the breast as well as the pectoral muscles, lymphatic-bearing tissue in the axilla, and various other tissues. Synonym(s): radical mastectomy

Halsted suture - a suture used for exact skin approximation.

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