Word of the Day:
dissection
What It Means
The act of dissecting.
Something dissected.
A minute and detailed examination or analysis.
lymph node dissection
Dissection in Context
“Most of the carotid artery dissections (CADs) occur spontaneously [2]. Only about 4% of all CADs result from a (poly-) trauma such as a motor vehicle accident (MVA) [4]. Bilateral ICA dissection following blunt trauma, as described in our case, have a special role in the current literature, because...”
Did You Know?
Borrowed from Latin dissectiōnem, perhaps via Middle French dissection. By surface analysis, dissect + -ion.
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