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pfannenstiel incision

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables
pfan-nen-stiel in-ci-sion
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A surgical incision that allows access to the abdomen.

Etymology

Named after Hermann Johannes Pfannenstiel (1862–1909), German gynecologist who invented the technique in 1900.

Inflected Forms

Pfannenstiel incisions (plural)

Synonyms

bikini line incision Kerr incision Pfannenstiel-Kerr incision

Questions

What does pfannenstiel incision mean?
A surgical incision that allows access to the abdomen.
Where does pfannenstiel incision come from?
Named after Hermann Johannes Pfannenstiel (1862–1909), German gynecologist who invented the technique in 1900.

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