| HTS | head traumatic syndrome; HeLa tumor suppression; human thyroid-stimulating hormone, human thyroid st... |
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| PTM | posterior trabecular meshwork; posttransfusion mononucleosis; post-traumatic meningitis; prothymosin... |
| PTPM | post-traumatic progressive myelopathy |
| TAS | tetanus antitoxin serum; therapeutic activities specialist; thoracoabdominal syndrome; transcription... |
| TBI | thyroid-binding index; thyroxine-binding index; tooth-brushing instruction; total-body irradiation; ... |
| amputation | Removal of an appending part (appendage) (27 Sep 1997) |
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| 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) |
| 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) |