amputation by transfixion

amputation by transfixion
amputation performed by thrusting a long knife through the limb and cutting the flaps from within outward.

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  • transfixion — [ trɑ̃sfiksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1859; du lat. transfixum, supin de transfigere « transpercer » ♦ Chir. Procédé d amputation qui consiste à traverser d un coup, avec le couteau ou le bistouri, la partie que l on veut amputer et à couper les chairs de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • transfixion — noun (in amputation) passing the knife from side to side through tissue close to the bone and dividing muscles outward …   Wiktionary

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