| continuity | Absence of interruption, a succession of parts intimately united, e.g., the unbroken conjunction of cells and structures that make up a single bone of the skull. Compare: contiguity. Origin: L. Continuus, continued (05 Mar 2000) |
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| continuity of patient care | Health care provided on a continuing basis from the initial contact with a physician or clinic and following the patient through all episodes of his medical care needs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| solution of continuity | Division of bones or soft parts that are normally continuous, as by a fracture, a laceration, or an incision. Synonym: dieresis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| synthesis of continuity | Healing of the edges of a wound or fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| A-E amputation | Acronym for above-the-elbow amputation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| A-K amputation | Acronym for above-the-knee amputation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Alanson's amputation | A circular amputation, the stump shaped like a cone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amniotic amputation | Amputation produced in utero; attributed to the pressure of constricting bands (amniotic); autosomal recessive inheritance. Synonym: amniotic amputation, amputation, birth amputation, intrauterine amputation, spontaneous amputation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amputation | Removal of an appending part (appendage) (27 Sep 1997) |
| amputation by transfixion | Amputation performed by transfixing the soft parts with a long knife and cutting the flap or flaps from within outward. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amputation knife | A broad-bladed knife used primarily for transecting large muscles during major amputations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amputation neuroma | traumatic neuroma |
| amputation stumps | The distal end of a limb left after amputation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| amputation, traumatic | Loss of a limb or other bodily appendage by accidental injury. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aperiosteal amputation | Amputation with removal of periosteum from bone at the site of amputation. (05 Mar 2000) |