| AEN | aseptic epiphyseal necrosis |
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| ANB | avascular necrosis of bone |
| ASHN | acute sclerosing hyaline necrosis |
| ATN | acute tubular necrosis; augmented transition network |
| AVN | acute vasomotor nephropathy; atrioventricular nodal [conduction]; atrioventricular node; avascular n... |
| 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) |
| B-E amputation | Acronym for below-the-elbow amputation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bier's amputation | Osteoplastic amputation of tibia and fibula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| birth 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) |
| B-K amputation | Acronym for below-the-knee amputation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bloodless amputation | Amputation in which, by means of a tourniquet, the escape of blood from the cut surfaces is slight. Synonym: dry amputation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Callander's amputation | Tenontoplastic amputation through the femur at the knee. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Carden's amputation | Transcondylar amputation of the leg, the femur is sawed through the condyles just above the articular surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mackenzie's amputation | A modification of Syme's amputation at the ankle joint, the flap being taken from the inner side. (05 Mar 2000) |
| racket amputation | A circular or slightly oval amputation, in which a long incision is made in the axis of the limb. (05 Mar 2000) |