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CIRE ASEPTIQUE CHIRURGICALE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgical Instruments
  • Orthopedic Surgery
DEF

A nontoxic, biocompatible wax used during surgery to plug bleeding cavities in cranial bones and other bones ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments chirurgicaux
  • Chirurgie orthopédique
DEF

Cire utilisée en chirurgie pour l'hémostase des os.

CONT

Cire à os ou cire de Horsley du nom du Lord anglais qui l'a mise au point à la fin du XIXe siècle. Composée de cire d'abeille (70 %) et de vaseline, elle permet l'hémostase des brèches osseuses par obturation mécanique des canalicules osseux contenant des capillaires sanguins.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumental quirúrgico
  • Cirugía ortopédica
DEF

Mezcla de agentes antisépticos, aceite y cera, usada para detener hemorragias por taponamiento de cavidades óseas o canales de Havers, especialmente del cráneo.

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