Syme operation
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Syme amputation — ankle disarticulation with removal of both malleoli; called also Syme operation … Medical dictionary
Syme's amputation — sīmz or Syme amputation sīm n amputation of the foot through the articulation of the ankle with removal of the malleoli of the tibia and fibula compare PIROGOFF S AMPUTATION Syme James (1799 1870) British surgeon. Syme was generally recognized as … 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
Syme amputation (operation) — (sīm) [James Syme, Scottish surgeon, 1799–1870] see under amputation … Medical dictionary
Syme — James, Scottish surgeon, 1799–1870. See S. amputation, S. operation … Medical dictionary
James Syme — (7 November 1799 26 June 1870) was a pioneering Scottish surgeon.Early lifeHe was born in Edinburgh. His father was a writer to the signet and a landowner in Fife and Kinross, who lost most of his fortune in attempting to develop the mineral… … Wikipedia
Amputation — Removal of part or all of a body part enclosed by skin. For example, removal of part of a finger or an entire finger would be termed an amputation. Removal of an appendix, on the other hand, would not be termed amputation. A person who has… … Medical dictionary
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