| OAR | organ at risk |
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| PNMR | postnatal mortality risk |
| RF | radial fiber; radio frequency; receptive field; regurgitant fraction; Reitland-Franklin [unit]; rela... |
| RM | radical mastectomy; random migration; radon monitor; range of movement; red marrow; reference materi... |
| RRC | residency review committee; risk reduction component; routine respiratory care; Royal Red Cross; rur... |
| surgical microscope | <instrument> A binocular microscope used to obtain good visualization of fine structures in the operating field; in the standing type of microscope, a motorised zoom lens system operated by hand or foot controls provides an adjustable working distance; in headborne models, interchangeable oculars provide the magnification needed. Synonym: operating microscope. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| surgical neck of humerus | The narrow portion below the head and tuberosities. Synonym: collum chirurgicum humeri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| surgical oncology | <study> The study of cancer using surgery, usually to remove cancerous tumours and tissue. (16 Dec 1997) |
| surgical pathology | A field in anatomical pathology concerned with examination of tissues removed from living patients for the purpose of diagnosis of disease and guidance in the care of patients. (05 Mar 2000) |
| surgical procedures, elective | Surgery which could be postponed or not done at all without danger to the patient. Elective surgery includes procedures to correct non-life-threatening medical problems as well as to alleviate conditions causing psychological stress or other potential risk to patients, e.g., cosmetic or contraceptive surgery. (12 Dec 1998) |
| surgical procedures, endoscopic | Surgery performed with the use of an endoscope. Operative techniques may include use of lasers or electrocautery. The procedure is guided via visualization using fibre optics, video and other remote transmission. Advantages are briefer anaesthesia and operative periods, reduced recovery time, shorter hospitalization, and generally less trauma for the patient. (12 Dec 1998) |
| surgical procedures, laparoscopic | Surgery performed with the use of a laparoscope. (12 Dec 1998) |
| surgical procedures, minimally invasive | Procedures that avoid use of open invasive surgery in favour of closed or local surgery. These generally involve use of laparoscopic devices and remote-control manipulation of instruments with indirect observation of the surgical field through an endoscope or similar device. With the reduced trauma associated with minimally invasive surgery, long hospital stays may be reduced with increased rates of short stay or day surgery. (12 Dec 1998) |
| surgical procedures, minor | Surgery restricted to the management of minor problems and injuries; surgical procedures of relatively slight extent and not in itself hazardous to life. (12 Dec 1998) |
| surgical prosthesis | An appliance prepared as an aid or as a part of a surgical proceeding, such as a heart valve or cranial plate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| surgical resection | <procedure, surgery> A term used to describe the surgical removal of tissue. (27 Sep 1997) |
| surgical silk | Thread prepared from the cocoon filaments of glutinous gum which are spun by the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori; used as suture material in 14 sizes from 0.025 mm to 1.016 mm in diameter and numbered accordingly from 7-0 to 7. Virgin silk, an extremely fine ophthalmic suture material consisting of two to seven natural silk filaments bonded together by sericin, a natural adhesive. (05 Mar 2000) |
| surgical splint | General term for a device used to maintain tissues in a new position following surgery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| surgical sponges | Gauze material used to absorb body fluids during surgery. Referred to as gossypiboma if accidentally retained in the body following surgery. (12 Dec 1998) |
| surgical staplers | Fastening devices composed of steel-tantalum alloys used to close operative wounds, especially of the skin, which minimises infection by not introducing a foreign body that would connect external and internal regions of the body. (12 Dec 1998) |