Freund operation

Freund op·er·a·tion

(froynd),

1. total abdominal hysterectomy for uterine cancer;

2. chondrotomy to relieve Freund anomaly.

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Freund op·er·a·tion

(froynd op-ĕr-ā'shŭn)

1. Total abdominal hysterectomy for uterine cancer.

2. Chondrotomy to relieve Freund anomaly.

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Freund,

Wilhelm A., German gynecologist, 1833-1918.

Freund anomaly - a narrowing of the upper aperture of the thorax by shortening of the first rib and its cartilage.

Freund operation - (1) total abdominal hysterectomy for uterine cancer; - (2) chondrotomy to relieve Freund anomaly.

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