| mast | mastectomy; mastoid |
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| POMONA | pregnancy and postpartum, osteoporosis, mastectomy rehabilitation, osteoarthritis, nerve pain, athle... |
| SM | Master of Science; sadomasochism; self-monitoring; silicon microphysiometer; simple mastectomy; skim... |
| RND | Radical Neck Dissection |
| AFR | aqueous flare response; ascorbic free radical |
| subcutaneous mastectomy | <procedure, surgery> Surgical removal of the breast tissue but not the overlying skin. (16 Dec 1997) |
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| total mastectomy | Excision of the breast including the nipple, areola, and most of the overlying skin. Synonym: total mastectomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acid radical | A radical formed from an acid by loss of one or more hydrogen ions; e.g., SO4-, NO3-. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radical | 1. <chemistry> An atom or or electrically neutral group that has one or more unpaired electrons. 2. <botany> Of leaves, clustered at the base of the stem. (09 Oct 1997) |
| radical cystectomy | Surgery to remove the bladder as well as nearby tissues and organs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| radical, free | In biochemistry, it is a group of atoms bonded together into an entity that is extremely reactive and shortlived. (a free radical is not a political extremist on parole.) (12 Dec 1998) |
| radical hysterectomy | Complete removal of the uterus, upper vagina, and parametrium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radical mastoidectomy | An operation to exteriorise and join the mastoid air cells, the middle ear space, and the external meatus, often for extensive cholesteatoma. Synonym: tympanomeatomastoidectomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radical neck dissection | The most commonly performed major operation for head and neck malignancies, most of which are squamous cell carcinomas. The neck is opened laterally, the majority of the sternocleidomastoid muscle is removed, as are the regional cervical lymph nodes, the jugular vein, the spinal accessory nerve, the submaxillary gland and most of the parotid gland. There are several modifications. (12 Dec 1998) |
| radical operation for hernia | An operation by which the hernia is not only reduced, but the hernial defect is also repaired. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radical surgery | Surgery designed to remove all possible diseased tissue, for example, all possible tumour tissue. (12 Dec 1998) |
| modified radical hysterectomy | An extended hysterectomy in which a portion of the upper vagina is removed; the ureters are exposed and pulled back laterally without dissection from the ureteral bed. Synonym: TeLinde operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| colour radical | The part of a visibly coloured molecule responsible for light absorption over a range of wavelengths thus giving rise to the colour. By extension the term may be applied to UV or IR absorbing parts of molecules. Do not confuse with chromatophores. (18 Nov 1997) |
| hydroxyl radical | <chemical> Hydroxyl. The univalent radical oh. This radical is characteristic of hydroxides, oxygen acids, alcohols, glycols, phenols, and hemiacetals. Chemical name: Hydroxyl (12 Dec 1998) |
| oxygen radical | <chemistry> Any oxygen species that carries an unpaired electron (except free oxygen). Examples are the hydroxyl radical and the superoxide anion. These radicals are very powerful oxidizing agents and cause structural damage to proteins and nucleic acids. They mediate the damaging effects of ionising radiation. (18 Nov 1997) |