Tarsectomy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tarsectomy is a noun meaning (surgery) The operation of removing one or more of the bones of the tarsus (cluster of bones in the foot).
Meaning
(surgery) The operation of removing one or more of the bones of the tarsus (cluster of bones in the foot).
More Meanings
- (surgery) The operation of removing one or more tarsi (plates of connective tissue, one found in each eyelid).
Example Sentences
Transverse incisions are used best for wedge tarsectomy.
In the rigid foot with fixed deformity, a wedge tarsectomy or triple arthrodesis with tibialis posterior transfer is necessary.
One of the more radical treatments, tarsectomy, removes the eyelid's cartilage plate and the result can be inability to fully elevate the lids, just as you feel now.
An important advantage of using Whitnall's sling procedure or the superior tarsectomy modification is that the other alternatives are still available if these procedures should give unacceptable results.
Word Forms
- tarsectomies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tarsotomy, tarsus, tarsale, tarse, tarsal, tarsorraphy.
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