Anatomy
surgical flap
sur·gic·al flap
Subclass of:
Surgically-Created Structures
Definitions related to surgical flaps:
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(flap) A unit of tissue that is transferred from one site to another while maintaining its own blood supply.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Tongues of skin and subcutaneous tissue, sometimes including muscle, cut away from the underlying parts but often still attached at one end. They retain their own microvasculature which is also transferred to the new site. They are often used in plastic surgery for filling a defect in a neighboring region.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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