Transfixion
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /tɹænsˈfɪk.ʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Transfixion is a noun meaning (surgery) In amputation, passing the knife from side to side through tissue close to the bone and dividing muscles outward.
Meaning
(surgery) In amputation, passing the knife from side to side through tissue close to the bone and dividing muscles outward.
Word Forms
- transfixions
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include transection, transversectomy, fasciectomy, transversostomy, secting, ansotomy.
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