PERPLICATION
\pˌɜːplɪkˈe͡ɪʃən], \pˌɜːplɪkˈeɪʃən], \p_ˌɜː_p_l_ɪ_k_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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By William R. Warner
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A method of tying arteries, which consists in making a small incision in the side of the artery, near its bleeding orifice, introducing a small pair of forceps, seizing the open extremity, and drawing it backward, through the aperture made in the side of the vessel, so as to form a kind of knot.
By Robley Dunglison
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[Latin] An operation for closing a divided vessel by drawing its free end through a puncture made in the vessel-wall.
By Alexander Duane
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A method of closing the end of a severed blood vessel by isolating the extremity, making a small hole in its side at a little distance from the end, introducing the points of a fine forceps through the puncture, seizing the free end, and drawing it backward through the puncture in the side. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
Word of the day
Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.