spatulate

spatulate

 [spach´ŭ-lāt]

1. having a flat blunt end.

2. to mix or manipulate with a spatula.

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spat·u·late

(spach'ŭ-lāt),

1. Shaped like a spatula.

2. To manipulate or mix with a spatula.

3. To incise the cut end of a tubular structure longitudinally and splay it open, to allow creation of an elliptic anastomosis of greater circumference than would be possible with conventional transverse or oblique (bevelled) end-to-end anastomoses.

Synonym(s): spatulated

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spat·u·late

(spachyū-lăt, -lāt)

1. Shaped like a spatula.

2. To incise the cut end of a tubular structure longitudinally and splay it open, to allow creation of an elliptic anastomosis of greater circumference than would be possible with conventional transverse or oblique (beveled) end-to-end anastomoses.

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spatulate

Shaped like a SPATULA.

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spat·u·late

(spachyū-lăt, -lāt)

1. Shaped like a spatula.

2. To mix using a spatula.

3. To incise cut end of a tubular structure longitudinally and splay it open so as to allow creation of an elliptic anastomosis of greater circumference than would be possible with conventional transverse or oblique (beveled) end-to-end anastomoses.

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