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musculocutaneous flap — myocutaneous flap a combination of skin and muscle with vascularity adequate for the necessary amount of tissue to be transferred to the recipient site … Medical dictionary
flap — 1. Tissue for transplantation, vascularized by a pedicle; f.. SEE ALSO: local f., distant f.. 2. An uncontrolled movement, as of the hands. See asterixis. [M.E. flappe] Abbe f. middle portion of the lower lip transferred into the upper lip and … Medical dictionary
G. Patrick Maxwell — is a Nashville, Tennessee based plastic surgeon, and an assistant clinical professor of surgery at Vanderbilt University. [http://www.vanderbilt.edu/catalogs/medical/plastic surgery.html] Maxwell is a graduate of the Vanderbilt University Medical … Wikipedia
musculocutaneous — Relating to both muscle and skin. SYN: myocutaneous, myodermal. * * * mus·cu·lo·cu·ta·ne·ous kyu̇ tā nē əs adj of, relating to, supplying, or consisting of both muscle and skin <use of musculocutaneous flaps in breast reconstruction>… … Medical dictionary
TRAM flap — transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap: a piece of tissue (skin, muscle, and fat) dissected from the abdomen and used to reconstruct the breast after mastectomy. * * * an autogenous myocutaneous flap that uses transverse rectus abdominis… … Medical dictionary
Phalloplasty — refers to the construction (or reconstruction) of a penis or, sometimes, artificial modification of the penis by surgery, often for cosmetic purposes. It is also occasionally used to refer to penis enlargement. The first phalloplasty done for the … Wikipedia
Tram (disambiguation) — see also Tramway Tram (or trams) may mean:* Rail based public transport systems, or the vehicles used, which run primarily on streets (also known as tramcars, trolleys or streetcars) * Some other Light rail vehicles or systems which incorporate… … Wikipedia
TRAM flap — A TRAM flap is a surgical procedure, most commonly employed for breast reconstruction. TRAM flap stands for Transverse Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous flap .In this procedure, the breast with cancer is surgically removed, and a portion of the… … Wikipedia
LDMF — latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap … Medical dictionary
RAM — random access memory; rapid alternating movements; rectus abdominis muscle; rectus abdominis myocutaneous [flap]; reduced acquisition matrix; research aviation medicine; resistance associated mutation; resource allocation methodology; right… … Medical dictionary
