Caesarean |
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- Short form of Caesarean section.
adjective
- Of or relating to Julius Caesar.
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cannula |
| noun
- (medicine) A tube inserted in the body to drain or inject fluid.
- (aviation) A hose or tube that connects directly to an oxygen (O2) bottle/source from the user's nose, commonly used by aircraft pilots or others needing direct oxygen breathing apparatus.
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castrate |
| verb (castrat, ing)
- (transitive) To remove the testicles of.
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centesis |
| noun (pl. centesises)
- Med., Surg. puncture or perforation
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cesarean |
| noun Caesarean (plural: Caesareans)
- (British) Short form of Caesarean section.
adjective Caesarean
- (British) Of or relating to Julius Caesar.
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chemosurgery |
| noun - (medicine) the selective destruction of diseased or malignant tissue by means of chemical substances; used especially in the treatment of the skin
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circumcise |
| verb (circumcis, ing)
- To amputate the foreskin from a penis.
- To amputate the clitoris, prepuce, or labia.
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circumcision |
| noun
- The act of excising or amputating the foreskin or prepuce from the penis.
- The act of excising tissue from the vulva of the female.
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cochlear implant |
| noun
- A cochlear implant is a surgically implanted electronic device that can help provide a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing.
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commissurotomy |
| noun (commissurotomies)
- (medicine) The surgical division of a commissure or similar structure.
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compressor |
| noun - A device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas.
- A devices that squeezes (compresses).
- (audio) A device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal
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cosmetic surgery |
| noun - Surgery (and related medical treatment) undergone to improve appearance rather than for health reasons.
- The face lift is a classic example of .
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cryosurgery |
| noun - (medicine) The use of a probe containing liquid nitrogen to freeze and thus destroy tissue
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curettage |
| noun - (medicine) The removal of unwanted tissue from a body cavity using a curette
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curette |
| noun
- A spoon-shaped surgical instrument for cleaning a diseased surface
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cyclotomy |
| noun - (medicine) surgical removal of the ciliary muscle; cyclicotomy
- (mathematics) the historical problems of dividing the circle into a given number of equal segments, and of constructing regular polygons
- (mathematics) the analytical extraction of the complex roots of unity; a de Moivre number
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