saucerization

saucerization
Excavation of tissue to form a shallow depression, performed in wound treatment to facilitate drainage from infected areas. SYN: craterization.

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sau·cer·iza·tion also Brit sau·cer·isa·tion .sȯ-sər-ə-'zā-shən n the operation of saucerizing something (as a bone or the gingiva)

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n.
1. an operation in which tissue is cut away from a wound to form a saucer-like depression. It is carried out to facilitate healing and is commonly used to treat injuries or disorders in which bone is infected.
2. the concave appearance of the upper surface of a vertebra that has been fractured by compression.

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sau·cer·iza·tion (saw″sər-ĭ-zaґshən) 1. the excavation of tissue to form a shallow shelving depression usually performed to facilitate drainage from infected areas of bone. 2. the shallow, saucer-like depression on the upper surface of a vertebra which has suffered a compression fracture.

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