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2. Surgical instrument - Wikipedia

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   Surgical instrument. A surgical instrument is a medical device for performing specific actions or carrying out desired effects during a surgery or operation, such as modifying biological tissue, or to provide access for viewing it. [1] Over time, many different kinds of surgical instruments and tools have been invented.

3. Instruments used in general surgery - Wikipedia

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   This page is dedicated specifically to listing surgical instruments used in general surgery. Instruments can be classified in many ways - but broadly speaking, there are five kinds of instruments. Cutting and dissecting instruments: Scalpels, scissors, and saws are the most traditional. Elevators can be both cutting and lifting/retracting.

4. Hemostat - Wikipedia

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   A hemostat (also called a hemostatic clamp; arterial forceps; and pean, after Jules-Émile Péan) is a tool used to control bleeding during surgery. [1] Similar in design to both pliers and scissors, it is used to clamp exposed blood vessels shut. Hemostats belong to a group of instruments that pivot (similar to scissors, and including needle ...

5. Labiaplasty - Wikipedia

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   Labiaplasty (also known as labioplasty, labia minora reduction, and labial reduction) is a plastic surgery procedure for creating or altering the labia minora (inner labia) and the labia majora (outer labia), the folds of skin of the human vulva. It is a type of vulvoplasty. There are two main categories of women seeking cosmetic genital ...

6. Flap (surgery) - Wikipedia

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   Flap surgery is a technique in plastic and reconstructive surgery where tissue with an intact blood supply is lifted from a donor site and moved to a recipient site. Flaps are distinct from grafts, which do not have an intact blood supply and relies on the growth of new blood vessels. Flaps are done to fill a defect such as a wound resulting ...

7. Retort stand - Wikipedia

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   In chemistry, a retort stand, also called a clamp stand, [1] a ring stand, [2] or a support stand, [3] is a piece of scientific equipment intended to support other pieces of equipment and glassware — for instance, burettes, test tubes and flasks. [4] The typical ring stand consists of a heavy base and a vertical rod, both usually made of metal.