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Murphy's button

Murphy's button noun: a mechanical device used for intestinal anastomosis.

Noun

Murphy's button

  1. A mechanical device used for intestinal anastomosis.

Origin of Murphy's button

Named after the American surgeon John Benjamin Murphy.

Questions about Murphy's button

What does Murphy's button mean?
Murphy's button means a mechanical device used for intestinal anastomosis.
What part of speech is Murphy's button?
Murphy's button is a noun.

Words near Murphy's button in the dictionary

  1. Murphy beds
  2. Murphy drip
  3. Murphy drips
  4. Murphy game
  5. Murphy games
  6. Murphy's button
  7. Murphy's Law
  8. Murphy's punch
  9. Murphy's sign
  10. Murphy's test
  11. Murphy's triad

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