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AMPUTATING KNIFE [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
- amputation knife
1, record 1, English, amputation%20knife
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- amputating knife 2, record 1, English, amputating%20knife
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A broad-bladed knife used primarily for transecting large muscles during major amputations. 3, record 1, English, - amputation%20knife
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The amputation knife [is] the largest of the knives used in surgery. Formerly they were curved; now they are straight, and provided with one or two edges. 4, record 1, English, - amputation%20knife
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There are many varieties of amputation knives, often bearing the name of their inventor : Catlin amputation knife; Esmarch resection amputating knife; Langenbeck amputation knife; Liston amputation knife; etc. Amputation knives can be small, medium or large. 5, record 1, English, - amputation%20knife
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments chirurgicaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- couteau à amputation
1, record 1, French, couteau%20%C3%A0%20amputation
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- couteau pour amputation 2, record 1, French, couteau%20pour%20amputation
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Matériel [requis pour une amputation] : Un garrot, un bistouri froid, un couteau à amputation, un ciseau de Mayo, six pinces de Halstead ou Christophe à hémostase, deux Farabeuf, un porte-aiguille, une Kocher, une pince à disséquer, une scie de Gilli ou de Farabeuf, une pince gouge, une râpe, une rugine, un champ fendu ou un rétracteur de Percy, une lame de Delbet et éventuellement de la xylocaïne. 3, record 1, French, - couteau%20%C3%A0%20amputation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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