Dissect

Dissect: To cut apart or separate tissue as, for example, for anatomical study or in surgery. Also, an artery is said to dissect when its wall is torn, as in a dissecting aneurysm.
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Dissect
Definition:
To dissect is to cut or separate tissues. Surgeons use dissection during surgery.
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Aortic dissection, also called dissecting aneurysm, is relatively uncommon. Anyone can develop the condition, but it most frequently occurs in men and women in their 60s and 70s.
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Aortic dissection may also be associated with other injury, infection, congenital (present from birth) weakness of the aorta, collagen disorders (such as Marfan's syndrome, pseudoxanthoma elasticum, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, relapsing polychondritis, ...
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ACUTE AORTIC DISSECTION - A condition in which a weakened portion of the thoracic aorta begins to "tear" along the longitudinal axis of the vessel.
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Dissecting aortic aneurysm
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Dissectors/cutters New Terms or terms used in Sample Operative Reports: ...
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Aortic dissection: The aorta is the main artery that supplies blood to the vital organs of the body, such as the brain, heart, kidneys, lungs, and intestines. Dissection means a tear in the inner lining of the aorta.
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An aortic dissection is an abnormal separation of the walls of the thoracic or abdominal aorta. Aortic dissection results in a weakened aortic wall that may also rupture.
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lymph node dissection (limf node dis-EK-shun)
A surgical procedure in which lymph nodes are removed and examined to see whether they contain cancer. Also called lymphadenectomy.
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Lymph node dissection with or without mastectomy or radiation therapy to the breast with curative intent.[11] ...
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This procedure dates back to the Roman era when few human dissections were performed; autopsies were utilized, however, to determine the cause of death in criminal cases.
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Until very recently, women with Marfan were advised not to become pregnant because of the risk of aortic enlargement or dissection.
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One procedure that is commonly used to examine lymph nodes is called sentinel node dissection. Radioactive liquid is injected into the tumor and allowed to flow through the natural drainage pathway that connects the tumor to nearby lymph nodes.
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Women who have had an axillary dissection often experience chronic, progressive pain, numbness, and weakness in the affected arm. Lymphedema, painful swelling of the arm, can occur after node dissection or radiation treatment of the lymph nodes.
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Common complications include a leaky aortic valve in the heart, dissection (splitting) of the aorta (especially during pregnancy) and dislocation of the lens and detachment of the retina in the eye.
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Sometimes warts are treated surgically, by means of blunt dissection. They may be cauterized with an electric needle. Sometimes plantar warts disappear spontaneously, only to recur later.
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A small section of vaginal wall is dissected for the reconstruction when the hymenal remnants are insufficient, but the procedure is considered relatively simple.
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Note: Aneurysms may develop slowly over many years and often have no symptoms. If an aneurysm expands rapidly, tears open (ruptured aneurysm), or blood leaks along the wall of the vessel (aortic dissection), the above symptoms may develop suddenly.
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Our current studies are deciphering the mechanisms that drive in vivo T cell expansion in response to infection and inflammatory stimuli. Additionally, we are dissecting the in vivo processes that lead to T cell memory generation.
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