| A/K, ak | above knee [amputation] |
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| AKA | above-knee amputation; alcoholic ketoacidosis; also known as; antikeratin antibody |
| AK amp | above-knee amputation |
| AMP | accelerated mental processes; acid mucopolysaccharide; adenosine monophosphate; amphetamine; ampicil... |
| amp | ampere; amplification; ampule; amputation, amputee |
| neuroma, optic | A benign tumour of the optic nerve. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| neuroma telangiectodes | A neurofibroma with a conspicuous number of blood vessels, some of which have unusually large lumens (in proportion to the thickness of the walls). Traumatic neuroma, the non-neoplastic proliferative mass of Schwann cells and neurites that may develop at the proximal end of a severed or injured nerve. Synonym: amputation neuroma, false neuroma, pseudoneuroma. Verneuil's neuroma, a nodular enlargement of the cutaneous nerves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| optic neuroma | A benign tumour of the optic nerve. (12 Dec 1998) |
| false neuroma | traumatic neuroma |
| fibrillary neuroma | plexiform neurofibroma |
| 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 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) |