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KELLY CLAMP [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-07-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surgical Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Kelly forceps
1, record 1, English, Kelly%20forceps
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Kelly clamp 2, record 1, English, Kelly%20clamp
correct
- Kelly hemostatic forceps 3, record 1, English, Kelly%20hemostatic%20forceps
correct
- Kelly's forceps 4, record 1, English, Kelly%27s%20forceps
correct
- Kelly's clamp 5, record 1, English, Kelly%27s%20clamp
correct
- Kelly's hemostatic forceps 6, record 1, English, Kelly%27s%20hemostatic%20forceps
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A curved hemostat without teeth, introduced for gynecological surgery. 2, record 1, English, - Kelly%20forceps
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Proper Name: Kelly Hemostatic Forceps. ... Features: horizontal serrations; straight or curved. Uses: Occlusion of vessels and some blunt dissection. 7, record 1, English, - Kelly%20forceps
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
These remarkable devices [Kelly Forceps], each of which features a two-position locking device in the handle, provide a surgeon with a virtual third hand with their unique ability to firmly grip tissue without trauma or damage. ... Any Kelly Forceps ... can clamp safely onto tissues with ease and speed and proceed with tending to your patient. ... Slightly heavier than Mosquito forceps, Kelly hemostats feature box lock joints and serrated jaws that can safely and precisely clamp a blood vessel with a number of pressures. 8, record 1, English, - Kelly%20forceps
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
In medical eponyms, the possessive form, such as in "Kelly's forceps", often disappears over the years. For that reason, the written forms "Kelly forceps", "Kelly clamp" and "Kelly hemostatic forceps"are also found. Named after the American doctor Howard Kelly. 9, record 1, English, - Kelly%20forceps
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments chirurgicaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pince de Kelly
1, record 1, French, pince%20de%20Kelly
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pince Kelly 2, record 1, French, pince%20Kelly
correct, feminine noun
- pince hémostatique Kelly 3, record 1, French, pince%20h%C3%A9mostatique%20Kelly
correct, feminine noun
- pince hémostatique de Kelly 4, record 1, French, pince%20h%C3%A9mostatique%20de%20Kelly
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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 «pince Kelly» et non plus de «pince de Kelly». 5, record 1, French, - pince%20de%20Kelly
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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