| butterfly fracture |
a comminuted fracture in which there are two fragments on each side of a main fragment, somewhat resembling the wings of a butterfly.
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| butterfly bandage |
An adhesive bandage formerly used in place of sutures to hold wound edges together. The application of filmy sterile adhesive strips has replaced this entity (e.g., Steri-Strips)
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| butterfly |
1. any of numerous flying insects of the order Lepidoptera, or something resembling this insect. 2. a small piece of adhesive tape with broad, wing-shaped ends by means of which the edges of a superficial wound may be approximated. 3. a pattern formed by a skin eruption across the nose and adjacent areas of the cheeks, as in systemic lupus erythematosus, seborrheic dermatitis, and rosacea. Called also butterfly rash.
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| butterfly c. |
a small-diameter venous catheter introduced through the lumen of a butterfly needle.
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| butterfly f. |
a comminuted fracture in which there are two fragments on each side of a main fragment, resembling the wings of a butterfly.
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