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a flap consisting of the full thickness of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, attached by tissue through which it receives its blood supply. See also local f. and distant f.Medical dictionary. 2011.
pedicle — 1. A constricted portion or stalk. SYN: pediculus (1) [TA]. 2. A stalk by which a nonsessile tumor is attached to normal tissue. SYN: pedunculus [TA], peduncle (2). 3. A stalk through which a flap of … Medical dictionary
double pedicle flap — bipedicle f … Medical dictionary
flap — 1. Tissue for transplantation, vascularized by a pedicle; f.. SEE ALSO: local f., distant f.. 2. An uncontrolled movement, as of the hands. See asterixis. [M.E. flappe] Abbe f. middle portion of the lower lip transferred into the upper lip and … Medical dictionary
flap — n. 1) (in surgery) a strip of tissue dissected away from the underlying structures but left attached at one end so that it retains its blood and nerve supply in a pedicle. The flap is then used to repair a defect in another part of the body. The… … The new mediacal dictionary
pedicle — n. 1) the narrow neck of tissue connecting some tumours to the normal tissue from which they have developed. 2) (in plastic surgery) a narrow folded tube of skin by means of which a piece of skin used for grafting remains attached to its original … The new mediacal dictionary
pedicle graft — see under flap … Medical dictionary
rotation flap — n a pedicle flap that is rotated on its base to graft an adjacent area * * * a local pedicle flap whose width is increased by having the edge distal to the defect form a curved line; the flap is then rotated and a counterincision is made at the… … Medical dictionary
tube flap — tubed pedicle flap a type of bipedicle flap made by elevating a long strip of tissue from its bed except at the two ends, the cut edges then being sutured together to form a tube; it has largely been replaced by the free flap. Called also rope f … Medical dictionary
bipedicle flap — a pedicle flap with two vascular attachments … Medical dictionary
distant flap — a pedicle flap brought from a distant area and transplanted by bringing the donor area and the recipient site into close approximation; called also Italian f … Medical dictionary
