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n. (in amputation) passing the knife from side to side through tissue close to the bone and dividing muscles outward

n. The act of transfixing, or the state of being transfixed, or pierced.

n. The act of transfixing, or piercing through; the act of piercing and thus fastening.

n. The state of being transfixed or pierced.

n. In surgery, a method of amputating by piercing the limb transversely with the knife and cutting from within outward.

"This time I think I have nailed it, though what It is, and whether it is improved by transfixion with nails, are both matters open to question."

nonabsorbable    absorbable    monofilament    interrupt    palatal