- Buck extension
- the extension of a fractured lower limb by weights, the foot of the bed being raised so that the body makes counterextension.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Buck extension
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Buck extension fascia operation — (buk) [Gurdon Buck, American surgeon, 1807–1877] see under extension, fascia, and operation … Medical dictionary
extensión de Buck — extensión continua de la fractura de la pierna con los pies anteriores de la cama levantados para que el cuerpo del paciente ejerza una contrapresión Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010 … Diccionario médico
Buck Shaw Stadium — Généralités Surnom Buck Shaw Adresse 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, Californie 95053 Coordonnées … Wikipédia en Français
buck — buck1 /buk/, n. 1. the male of the deer, antelope, rabbit, hare, sheep, or goat. 2. the male of certain other animals, as the shad. 3. an impetuous, dashing, or spirited man or youth. 4. Often Disparaging. a male American Indian or black. 5.… … Universalium
Extension — The process of straitening or the state of being strait. Extension of the hip and knee joints is necessary to stand up from the sitting position. * * * 1. The act of bringing the distal portion of a joint in continuity (though only parallel) with … Medical dictionary
buck's extension — ˈbəks noun Usage: usually capitalized B Etymology: after Gurdon Buck died 1877 American surgeon : an apparatus for extension of a fractured limb by the application of a weight controlled by a rope and pulley; also : the traction so applied … Useful english dictionary
Buck — Gordon, U.S. surgeon, 1807–1877. See B. extension, B. fascia, B. traction … Medical dictionary
Buck's Head Court — South out of Great Distaff Lane, in Bread Street Ward (O. and M. 1677 Elmes, 1831). Removed for the western extension of Cannon Street, 1853 4 … Dictionary of London
Buck's extension — A surgical term meaning some uniform continuous force or pull applied to the leg or foot below the break to overcome the natural contraction of the muscles of the thigh, which have a strong tendency to pull the broken ends together and cause them … Ballentine's law dictionary
Operación Black Buck — Durante la Guerra de las Malvinas en 1982, el Reino Unido dio el nombre en código Operación Black Buck (en inglés, Operation Black Buck), a la serie de siete misiones de extremadamente largo alcance encomendadas a los bombarderos Avro 698 Vulcan… … Wikipedia Español
