| MPB | male pattern baldness; meprobamate |
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| PDP | pattern disruption point; piperidinopyrimidine; platelet-derived plasma; primer-dependent deoxynucle... |
| PERG | pattern electroretinogram |
| POF | pattern of failure; position of function; premature ovarian failure; primary ovarian failure; pyruva... |
| PRVEP | pattern reversal visual evoked potential |
| rotation flap | A pedicle flap that is rotated from the donor site to an adjacent recipient area, usually as a direct flap. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| waltzed flap | A tubed flap transferred end-over-end (in stages) from the donor area to a distant recipient area. Synonym: waltzed flap. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compound flap | A flap of 2 or more elements incorporating underlying muscle, bone, or cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mucoperichondrial flap | A flap composed of mucosa and perichondrium, as from the nasal septum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mucoperiosteal flap | A flap composed of mucosa and periosteum, as from the hard palate or gingiva. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculocutaneous flap | A pedicle skin flap, often an island flap, with an attached subjacent muscle and its investments and blood supply. Synonym: musculocutaneous flap, myodermal flap. (05 Mar 2000) |
| myocutaneous flap | A pedicle skin flap, often an island flap, with an attached subjacent muscle and its investments and blood supply. Synonym: musculocutaneous flap, myodermal flap. (05 Mar 2000) |
| myodermal flap | A pedicle skin flap, often an island flap, with an attached subjacent muscle and its investments and blood supply. Synonym: musculocutaneous flap, myodermal flap. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cross flap | A skin flap transferred from one part of the body to a corresponding part, as from one arm to the other. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Scardino vertical flap pyeloplasty | A reconstructive technique for correction of uteropelvic obstruction, whereby a vertical flap of renal pelvis is brought down and interposed into a vertical incision in the ureter. Compare: Culp pyeloplasty. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hinged flap | A turnover flap transferred by lifting it over on its pedicle as though the pedicle was a hinge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sickle flap | A sickle-shaped flap from the anterior scalp and one side of the forehead, based on the opposite temporal artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| skin flap | A flap comprised of skin and its subjacent subcutaneous tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sliding flap | A rectangular flap raised in an elastic area, with its free end adjacent to a defect; the defect is covered by stretching the flap longitudinally until the end comes over it. Synonym: advancement flap, French flap. (05 Mar 2000) |
| split-thickness flap | A flap of a portion of the skin, i.e., the epidermis and part of the dermis, or of part of the mucosa and submucosa, but not including the periosteum. Synonym: partial-thickness flap. (05 Mar 2000) |