| EPF | Esophago-Pleural Fistula |
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| TEF | Tracheo-Esophageal Fistula ? Tx 1. Infant Warmer ... |
| VATER Associations | Vertebral defects Anal atresia Tracheo-Esophageal fistula ... |
| AEF | allogenic effect factor; amyloid enhancing factor; aorto-enteric fistula |
| AVF | antiviral factor; arteriovenous fistula |
| hernia knife | A slender bladed knife, with short cutting edge, for dividing the constricting tissues at the mouth of the hernial sac. Synonym: herniotome. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Humby knife | A knife with a roller and a calibration device to cut skin grafts of different thickness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spalting knife | A knife used in splitting codfish. Alternative forms: spalding knife. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| electrode knife | A blade-shaped electrical instrument used to cut tissues by means of a high-frequency electrical current. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Joseph knife | A knife for use in rhinoplasty to separate the overlying skin from the nasal dorsum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kirkland knife | A heart-shaped knife used in gingival surgery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| knife | Origin: OE. Knif, AS. Cnif; akin to D. Knijf, Icel. Knifr, Sw. Knif, Dan. Kniv. 1. An instrument consisting of a thin blade, usually of steel and having a sharp edge for cutting, fastened to a handle, but of many different forms and names for different uses; as, table knife, drawing knife, putty knife, pallet knife, pocketknife, penknife, chopping knife, etc. /as>. 2. A sword or dagger. "The coward conquest of a wretch's knife. <botany>" (Shak) Knife grass a tropical American sedge (Scleria latifolia), having leaves with a very sharp and hard edge, like a knife. War to the knife, mortal combat; a conflict carried to the last extremity. 1. <botany> To prune with the knife. 2. To cut or stab with a knife. Origin: Knifed; Knifing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| knife needle | A very narrow, needle-pointed knife used in discission of a cataract. Synonym: cataract needle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| knife-rest crystal | A crystal of ammoniomagnesium phosphate found in alkaline urine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| free-hand knife | A manually operated knife or blade usually used to take split-thickness skin grafts; e.g., Blair-Brown knife, Humby knife, Theirsh knife. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lenticular knife | A scraper resembling a sharp spoon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abdominal fistula | A tract leading from one of the abdominal viscera to the external surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amphibolic fistula | A complete anal fistula opening both externally and internally. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anal fistula | A fistula opening at or near the anus; usually, but not always, opening into the rectum above the internal sphincter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anorectal fistula | <surgery> An abnormal tube-like passage connecting the anal canal and the rectum. May result from injuries, abscesses or inflammatory processes (for example cancer, Crohn's disease). (27 Sep 1997) |