- Kondoleon operation
- a formerly common treatment for elephantiasis and other types of lymphedema by the removal of strips of subcutaneous tissue; it was later modified to the Homans operation.
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Kondoleon operation
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Kondoleon operation — Kon·do·le·on operation (kon doґla ən) [Emmerich (Emmanuel) Kondoleon, Greek surgeon, 1879–1939] see under operation … Medical dictionary
Operation — Although there are many meanings to the word operation , in medicine it refers to a surgical procedure. To put matters more formally, an operation is an act or series of acts performed upon the body with the hand alone or by means of an… … Medical dictionary
Kondoleon — Emmanuel, Greek surgeon, 1879–1939. See K. operation … Medical dictionary
