subcutaneous flap

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• flap — 1. Tissue for transplantation, vascularized by a pedicle; f.. SEE ALSO: local f., distant f.. 2. An uncontrolled movement, as of the hands. See asterixis. [M.E. flappe] Abbe f. middle portion of the lower lip transferred into the upper lip and …   Medical dictionary

• Nasal reconstruction using a paramedian forehead flap — Warning: this page contains pictures of surgery that can be shocking Nasal reconstruction using a paramedian forehead flap is a surgical technique to reconstruct different kinds of nasal defects [1]. In this operation a reconstructive surgeon… …   Wikipedia

• island flap — an advancement flap consisting of the skin and subcutaneous tissue with a pedicle composed only of subcutaneous tissue, which constitutes the sole vascular supply. Island flap. (A), Large forehead defect. (B), Island flap with a single pedicle… …   Medical dictionary

• TRAM flap — transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap: a piece of tissue (skin, muscle, and fat) dissected from the abdomen and used to reconstruct the breast after mastectomy. * * * an autogenous myocutaneous flap that uses transverse rectus abdominis… …   Medical dictionary

• pedicle flap — n a flap which is left attached to the original site by a narrow base of tissue to provide a blood supply during grafting called also pedicle graft * * * a flap consisting of the full thickness of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, attached by… …   Medical dictionary

• skin flap — a full thickness mass or flap of tissue containing epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue …   Medical dictionary

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• therapeutics — /ther euh pyooh tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of medicine concerned with the remedial treatment of disease. [1665 75; see THERAPEUTIC, ICS] * * * Treatment and care to combat disease or alleviate pain or injury. Its tools include… …   Universalium

• Surgery — This article is about the medical specialty. For other uses, see Surgery (disambiguation). A cardiothoracic surgeon performs a mitral valve replacement at the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. Surgery (from the Greek …   Wikipedia

• Operation — Although there are many meanings to the word operation , in medicine it refers to a surgical procedure. To put matters more formally, an operation is an act or series of acts performed upon the body with the hand alone or by means of an… …   Medical dictionary