| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 3,914,434,191 visitors served. |
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
gastric resection |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia | 0.01 sec. |
|
|
gastric resection
Etymology: Gk, gaster, stomach; L, re + secare, to cut the surgical removal of part or all of the stomach, usually performed in the treatment of stomach cancer or intractable peptic ulcer. See also gastrectomy, gastroenterostomy. resection [re-sek´shun] removal, as of an organ, by cutting; called also excision. gastric resection gastrectomy. root resection (root-end resection) apicoectomy. transurethral resection of the prostate (transurethral prostatic resection) see transurethral resection of the prostate. wedge resection removal of a triangular mass of tissue.
resection excision of a portion of an organ or other structure. en bloc resection radical resection or amputation. gastric resection partial gastrectomy. lateral ear resection a surgical procedure, usually performed in dogs with otitis externa, in which the lateral cartilaginous plate of the vertical portion of the external ear canal is removed, thereby exposing the horizontal canal for drainage and easier application of topical medications. See also formston-mccunn method, lacroix operation, zepp operation. submucosal resection a procedure in which the mucosa, e.g. of a prolapsed vagina, is stripped from a circumferential segment and the opposing edges sutured so as to take a tuck in the length of the wall of the viscus. vertical ear canal resection total removal of the vertical portion of the external ear canal. Performed in dogs with chronic otitis externa with severe hyperplasia of the meatal epithelium without involvement of the horizontal canal. wedge resection removal of a triangular mass of tissue. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| Medical Dictionary |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup |
|---|