- excisional
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excisional
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excisional — zhənəl, zhnəl adjective : pertaining to or involving excision excisional surgery … Useful english dictionary
Excisional skin surgery — is a surgical procedure used to remove moles, cysts, skin cancer, and other skin growths using local anesthesia. To treat skin cancer, the doctor uses a scalpel to remove the entire tumor and some of the healthy tissue around it. External links * … Wikipedia
excisional — adjective see excision … New Collegiate Dictionary
excisional — adjective performed by excision … Wiktionary
excisional biopsy — biopsy of tissue removed by excision; biopsy of an entire lesion, including a significant margin of contiguous normal appearing tissue. Cf. lumpectomy … Medical dictionary
excisional biopsy — n. (Medicine) surgical removal of an entire lump or suspicious area or tissue for diagnosis … English contemporary dictionary
excisional biopsy — A surgical procedure in which an entire lump or suspicious area is removed for diagnosis. The tissue is then examined under a microscope … English dictionary of cancer terms
excisional skin surgery — A surgical procedure used to remove moles, cysts, skin cancer, and other skin growths using local anesthesia. To treat skin cancer, the doctor uses a scalpel to remove the entire tumor and some of the healthy tissue around it … English dictionary of cancer terms
excision — excisional, adj. /ek sizh euhn, ik /, n. 1. the act of removal; an excising. 2. Surg. the surgical removal of a foreign body or of tissue. 3. excommunication. [1480 90; < L excision (s. of excisio) a cutting out. See EXCISE2, ION] * * * … Universalium
Skin biopsy — is a biopsy technique in which a skin lesion is removed and sent to the pathologist to render a microscopic diagnosis. It is usually done under local anesthetic in a physician s office, and results are often available in 4 to 10 days. It is… … Wikipedia
