| DSWI | deep surgical wound infection |
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| EASI | European applications in surgical interventions |
| FASC | free-standing ambulatory surgical center |
| FSOP | free-standing surgical outpatient facility |
| ICS | ileocecal sphincter; immotile cilia syndrome; impulse-conducting system; integrated case study; inte... |
| 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) |
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| 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) |
| digestive system surgical procedures | Surgery performed on the digestive system or its parts. (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) |
| obstetric surgical procedures | Surgery performed on the pregnant woman for conditions associated with pregnancy, labour, or the puerperium. It does not include surgery of the newborn infant. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ophthalmologic surgical procedures | Surgery performed on the eye or any of its parts. (12 Dec 1998) |
| oral surgical procedures | Procedures used to treat disease, injuries, and defects of the oral and maxillofacial region. (12 Dec 1998) |
| oral surgical procedures, preprosthetic | Surgery necessary for a denture to rest on a firm base, free from marked osseous protuberances or undercuts, and devoid of interfering muscle attachments, excess mucoperiosteum, hyperplasias, and fibrous or papillary growths. (12 Dec 1998) |
| otologic surgical procedures | Surgery performed on the external, middle, or internal ear. (12 Dec 1998) |
| otorhinolaryngologic surgical procedures | Surgery performed on the ear and its parts, the nose and nasal cavity, or the throat, including surgery of the adenoids, tonsils, pharynx, and trachea. (12 Dec 1998) |
| thoracic surgical procedures | Surgery performed on the thoracic organs, most commonly the lungs and the heart. (12 Dec 1998) |
| endocrine surgical procedures | Surgery performed on any endocrine gland. (12 Dec 1998) |
| urogenital surgical procedures | Surgery performed on the urinary tract or its organs and on the male or female genitalia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| urologic surgical procedures | Surgery performed on the urinary tract or its parts in the male or female. For surgery of the male genitalia, urologic surgical procedures, male is available. (12 Dec 1998) |