| ACS | acrocallosal syndrome; acrocephalosyndactyly; acute chest syndrome; acute confusional state; Alcon C... |
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| CC | calcaneal-cuboid; calcium cyclamate; cardiac catheterization; cardiac contusion; cardiac cycle; card... |
| CCCR | closed chest cardiac resuscitation |
| CF | calcaneal fibular [ligament]; calcium leucovorin; calf blood flow; calibration factor; cancer-free; ... |
| Ch | chest; Chido [antibody]; chief; child; choline; Christchurch [syndrome]; chromosome |
| Hofmeister's operation | Partial gastrectomy with closure of a portion of the lesser curvature and retrocolic anastomosis of the remainder to jejunum. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pubovaginal operation | Operative procedure for urinary incontinence. A strip of tissue, usually autologous rectus abdominis fascia, is used to suspend or elevate bladder neck and posterior urethra toward pubic symphysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Senning operation | An atrial switch operation for patients with transposition of the great arteries that employs a septal flap instead of excising the atrial septum as in the Mustard operation, thus minimizing foreign material and allowing for growth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Putti-Platt operation | A procedure for recurrent dislocation of shoulder joint. Synonym: Putti-Platt procedure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Huggins' operation | <procedure> Orchidectomy performed for palliation or cure of cancer of the prostate. Synonym: castration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hummelsheim's operation | Transplantation of a normal ocular rectus muscle, to substitute for a paralysed muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hunter's operation | Ligation of the artery proximal and distal to an aneurysm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| seton operation | An operation for advanced glaucoma; passage of a tube or seton into the anterior chamber to act as a wick. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Shirodkar operation | A cerclage procedure done by purse-string suturing of an incompetent cervical os with a nonabsorbent suture material. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Sistrunk operation | Excision of the thyroglossal cyst and duct including the midportion of the hyoid bone through, or near, which the duct traverses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith-Boyce operation | An incision into the posterolateral renal parenchyma, gaining access to the calyceal system through an avascular plane between anterior and posterior branches of the renal artery; used for removal of calyceal and branched renal calculi, with maximum exposure yet minimal bleeding or parenchymal damage. Synonym: Smith-Boyce operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith-Indian operation | A surgical technique for removal of cataract within the capsule. Synonym: Smith's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith-Robinson operation | Interbody spinal fusion through an anterior cervical approach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Smith's operation | A surgical technique for removal of cataract within the capsule. Synonym: Smith's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Soave operation | Endorectal pull-through for treatment of congenital megacolon. (05 Mar 2000) |