| reduction mammaplasty | Plastic surgery of the breast to reduce its size and (frequently) to improve its shape and position. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Arie-Pitanguy mammaplasty | A procedure to reduce a large breast by a lozenge-shaped resection of tissue from its inferior pole. Synonym: Arie-Pitanguy mammaplasty. (05 Mar 2000) |
| augmentation mammaplasty | Plastic surgery to enlarge the breast, often by insertion of an implant. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mammaplasty | Surgical reconstruction of the breast. (27 Sep 1997) |
| reconstructive mammaplasty | The making of a simulated breast by plastic surgery, to replace the appearance of one that has been removed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acetyl reduction assay | <investigation> A technique for measuring the nitrogen fixation activity in photosynthetic organisms. It uses a flame ionisation detector and a gas chromatography apparatus to determine the reduction of acetylene to ethylene by the enzyme nitrogenase. (06 May 1997) |
| reduction | <orthopaedics, surgery> The correction of a fracture, dislocation or hernia. (18 Nov 1997) |
| reduction deformity | Congenital absence or attenuation of one or more body parts; usually of the limbs or limb components. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reduction division | The first cell division in meiosis, the process by which germ cells are formed. A unique event in which the chromosome number is reduced from diploid (46 chromosomes) to haploid (23 chromosomes). Also called first meiotic division or first meiosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| reduction en masse | Reduction of hernial sac and contents, so that intestinal obstruction is still present. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reduction nucleus | A nucleus that degenerates in the cell during the changes incident to fertilization. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reduction of chromosomes | The process during meiosis whereby one member of each homologous pair of chromosomes is distributed to a sperm or ovum; the diploid set of chromosomes (46 in humans) is thus reduced to the haploid set in each gamete; union of the sperm and ovum then restores the diploid or somatic number in the one-cell zygote. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reduction phase | The stage of nuclear changes in the sexual cells during which reduction of the chromosomes takes place; it embraces the cell generations of the spermatocytes and oocytes. Synonym: reduction phase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reduction potential | The inherent tendency of a compound to act as an electron donor or an electron acceptor. Measured in volts. (09 Oct 1997) |
| risk reduction | Techniques used to reduce your chances of getting a certain cancer. For example: reducing your dietary fat may help prevent breast cancer. (09 Oct 1997) |