| mastectomy, subcutaneous | Excision of breast tissue with preservation of overlying skin, nipple, and areola so that breast form may be reconstructed. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| medial malleolar subcutaneous bursa | <anatomy> The bursa between the medial malleolus and the skin. Synonym: bursa subcutanea malleoli medialis, subcutaneous bursa of medial malleolus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcutaneous | Under the skin. (16 Dec 1997) |
| subcutaneous acromial bursa | <anatomy> The bursa between the acromion and the skin. Synonym: bursa subcutanea acromialis, bursa of acromion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcutaneous bursa of lateral malleolus | lateral malleolar subcutaneous bursa |
| subcutaneous bursa of medial malleolus | <anatomy> The bursa between the medial malleolus and the skin. Synonym: bursa subcutanea malleoli medialis, subcutaneous bursa of medial malleolus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcutaneous bursa of the laryngeal prominence | The bursa located between the junction of the laminae of the thyroid cartilage and the skin. Synonym: bursa subcutanea prominentiae laryngeae, laryngeal bursa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcutaneous bursa of tibial tuberosity | The bursa located superficial to the tibial tuberosity, either subcutaneous or subfascial. Synonym: bursa subcutanea tuberositatis tibiae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcutaneous calcaneal bursa | <anatomy> A bursa between the skin and the posterior surface of the calcaneus. Synonym: bursa subcutanea calcanea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcutaneous emphysema | The presence of air in the subcutaneous tissue, may be seen in cases of pneumothorax. (27 Sep 1997) |
| subcutaneous fat necrosis of newborn | Indurated plaques and nodules appearing usually a few days or a few weeks after birth and usually resolving within a few months, characterised microscopically by birefringent needle-shaped crystals within necrotic fat cells; the condition remains localised, unlike sclerema neonatorum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcutaneous flap | A pedicle flap in which the pedicle is denuded of epithelium and buried in the subcutaneous tissue of the recipient area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcutaneous implantation | Insertion of material under the skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcutaneous infrapatellar bursa | <anatomy> A bursa between the patellar ligament and the skin. Synonym: bursa subcutanea infrapatellaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subcutaneous injection | The delivery of a medication into the subcutaneous tissues via injection (for example insulin). (27 Sep 1997) |