| spatula | A flat blade, like a knife blade but without a sharp edge, used in pharmacy for spreading plasters and ointments and as an aid to mixing ingredients with a mortar and pestle. Origin: L. Dim. Of spatha, a broad, flat wooden instrument, fr. G. Spathe (05 Mar 2000) |
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| spatula needle | A minute needle with a flat (non-cutting) concave surface, used by eye surgeons. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spatulate | 1. Shaped like a spatula. 2. To manipulate or mix with a spatula. 3. To incise the cut end of a tubular structure longitudinally and splay it open, to allow creation of an elliptical anastomosis of greater circumference than would be possible with conventional transverse or oblique (bevelled) end-to-end anastomoses. Synonym: spatulated. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spatulated | 1. Shaped like a spatula. 2. To manipulate or mix with a spatula. 3. To incise the cut end of a tubular structure longitudinally and splay it open, to allow creation of an elliptical anastomosis of greater circumference than would be possible with conventional transverse or oblique (bevelled) end-to-end anastomoses. Synonym: spatulated. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spatulation | Manipulation of material with a spatula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Roux spatula | A very small nickeled steel spatula used to transfer bits of infected material, such as diphtheritic membrane, to culture tubes. (05 Mar 2000) |
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