clip

clip

 [klip]

a metallic device for approximating the edges of a wound or for the prevention of bleeding from small individual blood vessels.

Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

clip

(klip),

1. A fastener used to hold a part or thing together with another.

2. A fastener used to close off a small vessel.

Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

CLIP

Abbreviation for:
central-local information partnership (Medspeak-UK)
cholesterol-lowering intervention programme (Medspeak-UK)
corticotropin-like intermediate lobe peptide

Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

CLIP

Abbreviation for corticotropinlike intermediate-lobe peptide.

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clip

(klip)

1. A fastener used to hold a part or thing together with another.

2. A fastener used to close off a small vessel.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

Patient discussion about clip

Q. Can I have a MRI of the knee if I have hemostatic clips in the brain?(also called aneurysm clips)?

A. How about a CAT scan of the knee?, I wonder if it would be an appropriate diagnostic tool, I suspect problems with a lateral meniscus.

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