| BKA | below-knee amputation |
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| BK amp | below-knee amputation |
| LEA | lower extremity amputation |
| NAF | nafcillin; National Amputation Foundation; National Ataxia Foundation; net acid flux |
| TMA | tetramethylammonium; thrombotic microangiopathy; thyroid microsomal antibody; transcortical mixed ap... |
| open system | A system that exchanges energy and materials with the outside environment. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| open tuberculosis | Pulmonary tuberculosis, tuberculous ulceration, or other form in which the tubercle bacilli are present in the excretions or secretions; in the lung, usually the result of cavity formation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| open wound | A wound in which the tissues are exposed to the air. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fractures, open | Fractures in which there is an external wound communicating with the break of the bone. (12 Dec 1998) |
| 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 neuroma | traumatic neuroma |
| 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) |