fillet

fillet /fil·let/ (fil´et)

1. a loop, as of cord or tape, for making traction on the fetus.

2. in the nervous system, a long band of nerve fibers.

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fil·let (flt)

n.

1. A loop of cord or tape used for making traction on a part of the fetus.

2. A loop-shaped band of fibers, especially the lemniscus.

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fillet [fil´et]

1. a loop, as of cord or tape, for making traction during surgery.

2. in the nervous system, a long band of nerve fibers.

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fillet

1. a loop, as of cord or tape, for making traction.

2. in the nervous system, a long band of nerve fibers.

3. the psoas major and iliacus muscles.

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fillet technique

a surgical procedure for subtotal prostatectomy in which the prostatic urethra is preserved and postsurgical complications from urinary incontinence are minimized.