| ISR | information storage and retrieval; Institute for Sex Research; Institute of Surgical Research; insul... |
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| ISSI | interview schedule for social interaction; Israeli Study of Surgical Infections |
| ISWI | incisional surgical wound infection |
| MASH | mobile Army surgical hospital; multiple automated sample harvester |
| MASU | mobile Army surgical unit |
| surgical stapling | A technique of closing incisions and wounds, or of joining and connecting tissues, in which staples are used as sutures. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| surgical template | A thin, transparent, resin base shaped to duplicate the form of the impression surface of an immediate denture, used as a guide for surgically shaping the alveolar process to fit an immediate denture, a guide for various osteotomy procedures, a guide for duplicating size and shape for an autogenic (free) gingival graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| surgical wound dehiscence | Separation of the layers of a surgical wound. It may be partial and superficial only, or complete, with disruption of all layers. (12 Dec 1998) |
| surgical wound infection | Infection occurring at the site of a surgical incision. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diagnostic techniques, surgical | Methods and procedures for the diagnosis of disease or dysfunction by examination of the pathological site or operative field during surgical intervention. (12 Dec 1998) |
| insurance, surgical | A specific type of health insurance which provides surgeons' fees for specified amounts according to the type of surgery listed in the policy. (12 Dec 1998) |