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/tɹænsˈfɪk.ʃən/ · noun
(surgery) In amputation, passing the knife from side to side through tissue close to the bone and dividing muscles outward..
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Transfixion means (surgery) In amputation, passing the knife from side to side through tissue close to the bone and dividing muscles outward..
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