释义 |
Secondary amputation
(Surg.) | an amputation for injury, performed after the constitutional effects of the injury have subsided. |
See also: Secondary EncyclopediaSeeamputationsecondary amputation
sec·on·dar·y am·pu·ta·tionamputation performed some time after a previous amputation that has failed to heal satisfactorily.sec·on·dary am·pu·ta·tion (sekŏn-dār-ē am-pyū-tāshŭn) Surgery performed after a previous amputation that failed to heal satisfactorily. secondary amputationAmputation performed after onset of infection. See also: amputation |