| Burow's operation | An operation in which triangles of skin adjacent to a sliding flap are excised to facilitate movement of the flap. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Burow's solution | A preparation of aluminium subacetate and glacial acetic acid, used for its antiseptic and astringent action on the skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Burow's triangle | A triangle of skin and subcutaneous fat excised so that a pedicle flap can be advanced without buckling the adjacent tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Burow's vein | <anatomy, vein> An occasional vein passing from the inferior epigastric, sometimes receiving a tributary from the urinary bladder, which empties into the portal vein, one of the renal veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Burow, Karl von | <person> German surgeon, 1809-1874. See: Burow's operation, Burow's solution, Burow's triangle, Burow's vein. (05 Mar 2000) |