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Ewing amputation

Ewing amputation noun: a type of below-the-knee amputation, which reconstructs agonist-antagonist myoneural interfaces that are left hanging unpaired in traditional amputations; to preserve normal nerve signaling between muscle and brain; reducing incidences of phantom limb syndrome.

Noun

Ewing amputation (plural Ewing amputations)

  1. A type of below-the-knee amputation, which reconstructs agonist-antagonist myoneural interfaces that are left hanging unpaired in traditional amputations; to preserve normal nerve signaling between muscle and brain; reducing incidences of phantom limb syndrome.
    Synonyms:
    Ewing procedure
  2. (broadly) similar amputations above the knee, and on the arms.
    Synonyms:
    agonist-antagonist amputation, agonist-antagonist myoneural interface amputation, AMI amputation

Synonyms of Ewing amputation

  • Ewing procedure
  • agonist-antagonist amputation
  • agonist-antagonist myoneural interface amputation
  • AMI amputation

Forms of Ewing amputation

pluralEwing amputations

Origin of Ewing amputation

Ewing+amputation. Named after the first patient treated with this type of amputation, Jim Ewing.

Questions about Ewing amputation

What does Ewing amputation mean?
Ewing amputation means a type of below-the-knee amputation, which reconstructs agonist-antagonist myoneural interfaces that are left hanging unpaired in traditional amputations; to preserve normal nerve signaling between muscle and brain; reducing incidences of phantom limb syndrome.
What part of speech is Ewing amputation?
Ewing amputation is a noun.
What is the plural of Ewing amputation?
The plural of Ewing amputation is Ewing amputations.

Words near Ewing amputation in the dictionary

  1. EWG
  2. ewghen
  3. Ewhurst
  4. EWI
  5. Ewing
  6. Ewing amputation
  7. Ewing amputations
  8. Ewing family
  9. Ewing sarcoma
  10. Ewing sarcomas
  11. Ewing's sarcoma

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