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Medical Definition of Z-plasty
1. Surgery to elongate a contracted scar or to rotate tension 90°; the middle line of a Z-shaped incision is made along the line of greatest tension or contraction, and triangular flaps are raised on opposite sides of the two ends and transposed. Synonym: Z procedure. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Z-plasty
Yvon's test Yvonne Yüeh Z Z's Z-7-dodecen-1-yl acetate Z-DNA Z-boson Z-bosons Z-car | Z-cars Z-list Z-order Z-orders Z-pak Z-plasty Z-protein Z-tract injection Z-transform ZAC | ZAP-70 kinase ZCN ZD ZDDP ZDV ZE ZEEP ZETA ZEV ZF |