| IVA | intraoperative vascular angiography; isovaleric acid |
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| MVC | maximum voluntary contraction; motor vehicle crash; mucin; multivane collimator; myocardial vascular... |
| MVR | massive vitreous reaction; microvitreoretinal; minimal vascular resistance; mitral valve replacement... |
| pavex | passive vascular exercise |
| PV | pancreatic vein; papillomavirus; paraventricular; paravertebral; pemphigus vulgaris; peripheral vasc... |
| rope flap | A flap in which the sides of the pedicle are sutured together to create a tube, with the entire surface covered by skin. Synonym: Filatov flap, Filatov-Gillies flap, Filatov-Gillies tubed pedicle, rope flap, tubed pedicle flap. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pharyngeal flap | A flap from the posterior wall of the pharynx to the soft palate, as a speech aid in cleft palate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| 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) |