obliterative procedure
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
31
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A surgical procedure that closes a biological cavity or passageway.
Example Sentences
- "Without attempting to discuss with Binnie the special types of fusiform aneurism in which the reconstruction of an artery is more or less indicated, I will simply state that in the large majority of the reported cases of aneurism of the extremities, and especially of the popliteal and fremoral (which furnish the most crucial test of the efficiency and safety of any radical method) the simple obliterative procedure proved thoroughly satisfactory in accomplishing its purpose without interfering with the vitality of the distal parts."
- "The ultimate result of a successful obliterative procedure is that of normal appearing external genitalia, but an obliterated vaginal canal."
- "Before certain obliterative procedures, awake patients may undergo Wada testing, in which a barbiturate is selectively injected into each cerebral hemisphere via the internal carotid artery to determine the dominant side for speech and memory."
Inflected Forms
obliterative procedures (plural)