| 영문 | thoracic surgery | 한글 | 흉부외과, 흉부외과학 |
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| 설명 | 흉부의 장기에 생기는 병을 대상으로 하는 외과. 심장, 허파, 대동맥, 대정맥 따위의 수술을 행한다. |
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| HSSD | hospital sterile supply department |
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| ABS | abdominal surgery; acute brain syndrome; Adaptive Behavior Scale; admitting blood sugar; adult bovin... |
| CAS | calcarine sulcus; calcific aortic stenosis; Cancer Attitude Survey; carbohydrate-active steroid; car... |
| ORS | olfactory reference syndrome; oral rehydration solution; oral surgery, oral surgeon; Orthopaedic Res... |
| PS | pacemaker syndrome; paired stimulation; paradoxical sleep; paraspinal; parasympathetic; Parkinson sy... |
| Department of Energy | Department within the executive branch of the U.S. Government (at the cabinet level) which has managed and overseen federally-sponsored energy research. It was formed in 1977 from the Energy Research and Development Administration, and the Atomic Enegy Commission. Acronym: DOE (10 Nov 1998) |
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| imaging department | The diagnostic radiology department. See: imaging, radiology. (05 Mar 2000) |
| united states department of agriculture | A department of the united states government concerned with improving and maintaining farm income and developing and expanding markets for agricultural products. It also helps landowners in protecting the soil, water, forest, and other natural resources. It carries out rural development and conservation programs. Through inspection and grading services it safeguards and insures standards of quality in food supply and production. (12 Dec 1998) |
| united states department of veterans affairs | A division of the executive branch of the united states government concerned with overall planning, promoting, and administering programs pertaining to veterans. The department of veterans affairs (va) was established march 15, 1989 as a cabinet-level position. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ambulatory surgery | <surgery> Operative procedures performed on patients who are admitted to and discharged from a hospital on the same day. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aseptic surgery | The performance of an operation with sterilised hands, instruments, etc., and utilizing precautions against the introduction of infectious microorganisms from without. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cardiovascular surgery | The use of surgery to fix disorders of the heartand/or blood vessels. (09 Oct 1997) |
| radical surgery | Surgery designed to remove all possible diseased tissue, for example, all possible tumour tissue. (12 Dec 1998) |
| major surgery | See: major operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vascular surgery | A branch of medicine dealing with the use of surgery to diagnose/treat diseases of the blood vessels. (09 Oct 1997) |
| general surgery | A surgical specialty that involves largely the surgical management of diseases of the bowel, gallbladder, stomach and other digestive organs. (27 Sep 1997) |
| reconstructive surgery | The surgical specialty or procedure concerned with the restoration, construction, reconstruction, or improvement in the shape and appearance of body structures that are missing, defective, damaged, or misshapen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| video-assisted thoracic surgery | A less morbid alternative to "open" thoracotomy that employs cameras, optic systems, percutaneous stapling devices, and assorted endoscopic graspers, retractors, and forceps. Also called video thoracoscopic surgery, it can be selectively applied to various pulmonary, pleural, and pericardial lesions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| perineal surgery | An operation to remove the prostate gland through an incision made between the scrotum and the anus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| micro-disc surgery | This describes a newer form of orthopaedic back surgery involving the insertion of a special hardware device through a small incision in the lower back. This form of surgery is indicated for those with intractable (unresponsive to medical therapy alone) disk disease of the lower spine (typically lumbar). The prolapsed disk is suction out of the back via a small tube inserted through the incision. (27 Sep 1997) |