| Volkmann's spoon | A sharp spoon for scraping away carious bone or other diseased tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Volkmann, Alfred | <person> German physiologist, 1800-1877. See: Volkmann's canals. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Volkmann, Alfred Wilhelm | <person> Was Professor of Physiology and Anatomy in Dorpat and later in Halle. Volkmann's Canals - canals in bone carrying blood vessels from the periosteum. Lived: 1800-1877. B. Leipzig, Jul 1st, 1800, d. Halle, Apr 21st, 1877. (05 Dec 1998) |
| Volkmann, Richard | <person> German surgeon, 1830-1889. See: Volkmann's cheilitis, Volkmann's contracture, Volkmann's spoon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Volkmann's canals | Vascular canal's in compact bone that, unlike those of the haversian system, are not surrounded by concentric lamellae of bone; they run for the most part transversely, perforating the lamellae of the haversian system, and communicate with the canal's of that system. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Volkmann's cheilitis | An acquired disorder, of unknown aetiology, of the lower lip characterised by swelling, ulceration, crusting, mucous gland hyperplasia, abscesses, and sinus tracts. Synonym: Baelz' disease, myxadenitis labialis, Volkmann's cheilitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Volkmann's contracture | Ischemic contracture resulting from irreversible necrosis of muscle tissue, produced by a compartment syndrome; classically involves the forearm flexor muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cataract spoon | A small concave instrument for removing a cataractous lens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| heart-spoon | A part of the breastbone. "He feeleth through the herte-spon the pricke." (Chaucer) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sharp spoon | An instrument with a small cup-shaped extremity having sharpened edges, used for scraping skin lesions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spoon | 1. An implement consisting of a small bowl (usually a shallow oval) with a handle, used especially in preparing or eating food. ""Therefore behoveth him a full long spoon That shall eat with a fiend," thus heard I say." (Chaucer) "He must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil." (Shak) 2. Anything which resembles a spoon in shape; especially. A spoon bait. 3. A simpleton; a spooney. Spoon bait, a lure used in trolling, consisting of a glistening metallic plate shaped like the bowl of a spoon with a fishhook attached. Spoon bit, a bit for boring, hollowed or furrowed along one side. Spoon net, a net for landing fish. Spoon oar. See under Oar. Origin: OE. Spon, AS. Spn, a chip; akin to D. Spaan, G. Span, Dan. Spaan, Sw. Span, Icel. Spann, sponn, a chip, a spoon. Cf. Span-new. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| spoon-billed | <zoology> Having the bill expanded and spatulate at the end. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| spoon nail | <clinical sign> Dystrophy of the fingernails, sometimes associated with iron deficiency anaemia, in which they are thin and concave, with the edges raises. Synonym: spoon nail. (15 Nov 1997) |
| Daviel's spoon | A small oval-shaped instrument for removing the remains of a cataract after discission. (05 Mar 2000) |