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ADSONS TISSUE FORCEPS [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
- Adson tissue forceps
1, record 1, English, Adson%20tissue%20forceps
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Adson thumb forceps 2, record 1, English, Adson%20thumb%20forceps
correct
- Adson's tissue forceps 3, record 1, English, Adson%27s%20tissue%20forceps
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Standard thumb-operated, wishbone type forceps for grasping tissue, with a rat-tooth tip with a single point on one side fitting in between two teeth on the other. 4, record 1, English, - Adson%20tissue%20forceps
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Proper name: Adson Tissue Forceps. ... Features: tips - 1x2 sharp interlocking teeth; jaws - fine, diamond serrations. Grasping delicate tissue and skin. 5, record 1, English, - Adson%20tissue%20forceps
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
There are many types of Adson forceps: Adson artery forceps; Adson dissecting forceps; Adson dressing forceps; Adson dural forceps; Adson ear forceps; Adson hemostatic or haemostatic forceps; Adson hypophyseal forceps; Adson lung grasping forceps; Adson micro forceps; Adson suture forceps; etc. 6, record 1, English, - Adson%20tissue%20forceps
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Adson forceps can be: toothed or non-toothed ; smooth or serrated; straight or curved; with fenestrated handle; with tungsten carbide inserts or with serrated tungsten carbide suture platform; etc. 6, record 1, English, - Adson%20tissue%20forceps
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
In medical eponyms, the possessive form, such as "Adson's tissue forceps", often disappears over the years. For that reason, the written form "Adson tissue forceps" is also found. Alfred Washington Adson. American neurosurgeon, 1887-1951. 7, record 1, English, - Adson%20tissue%20forceps
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments chirurgicaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pince à dissection d'Adson
1, record 1, French, pince%20%C3%A0%20dissection%20d%27Adson
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pince à dissection Adson 2, record 1, French, pince%20%C3%A0%20dissection%20Adson
feminine noun
- pince à tissus d'Adson 2, record 1, French, pince%20%C3%A0%20tissus%20d%27Adson
feminine noun
- pince à tissus Adson 3, record 1, French, pince%20%C3%A0%20tissus%20Adson
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 à dissection Adson» et non plus de «pince à dissection d'Adson». Alfred W. Adson (1887-1951), neuro-chirurgien américain. 4, record 1, French, - pince%20%C3%A0%20dissection%20d%27Adson
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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