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Bailey rib contractor [2 records]

Record 1 2008-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

Two inward-facing, curved, clawed hands mounted on a ratcheted bar designed for bringing ribs closer together during thoracic surgery.

OBS

In medical eponyms, the possessive form, such as "Bailey's rib contractor", often disappears over the years. For that reason, the written forms "Bailey rib contractor" and "Bailey rib approximator" are also found.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
CONT

Le rapprocheur de côtes de Bailey permet de fermer l'espace intercostal et de maintenir les côtes ainsi rapprochées pendant la suture.

OBS

Avec l'usage, il arrive que le nom de l'inventeur ne soit plus utilisé comme complément de nom, mais soit mis en apposition et se comporte, dès lors, comme un adjectif de relation. On parlera alors de «rapprocheur de côtes Bailey» et non plus de «rapprocheur de côtes de Bailey».

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
DEF

Two inward-facing, curved, clawed hands mounted on a ratcheted bar designed for bringing ribs closer together during thoracic surgery.

OBS

In medical eponyms, the possessive form, such as "Baliley's rib contractor", often disappears over the years. For that reason, the written form "Bailey rib contractor" is also found.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
OBS

Avec l'usage, il arrive que le nom de l'inventeur ne soit plus utilisé comme complément de nom, mais soit mis en apposition et se comporte, dès lors, comme un adjectif de relation. On parlera alors de «rapprocheur de côtes Bailey» et non plus de «rapprocheur de côtes de Bailey».

Spanish

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