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adhesiolysis

adhesiolysis noun: the cutting or removal of adhesions or scar tissue.

Noun

adhesiolysis (uncountable)

  1. The cutting or removal of adhesions or scar tissue.
    • Where adhesiolysis is needed before progressing, we distinguish between vascular and avascular adhesiolysis.1989, Stig Bengmark, The peritoneum and peritoneal access, page 340
    • The main reasons are technical difficulties in adhesiolysis and prolonged operative time.2015 July 24, Ik Yong Kim, “Impact of Prior Abdominal Surgery on Rates of Conversion to Open Surgery and Short-Term Outcomes after Laparoscopic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of adhesiolysis

From adhesion + -lysis.

Questions about adhesiolysis

What does adhesiolysis mean?
Adhesiolysis means the cutting or removal of adhesions or scar tissue.
What part of speech is adhesiolysis?
Adhesiolysis is a noun.

Words near adhesiolysis in the dictionary

  1. adhesines
  2. adhesing
  3. adhesins
  4. adhesiogenesis
  5. adhesiogenic
  6. adhesiolysis
  7. adhesiolytic
  8. adhesion
  9. adhesion contract
  10. adhesion contracts
  11. adhesional

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