transfixion /trans·fix·ion/ (-fik´shun) a cutting through from within outward, as in amputation.
trans·fix·ion (tr ns-f k sh n)n. In amputation, passing the knife from side to side through tissues close to the bone and dividing muscles from within outward. |
transfixion
a method of amputation in which the knife is passed directly through the soft parts, the cutting being done from within outward.
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