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Definition of Transfixion
1. n. The act of transfixing, or the state of being transfixed, or pierced.
Definition of Transfixion
1. Noun. (surgery) (''in amputation'') passing the knife from side to side through tissue close to the bone and dividing muscles outward ¹
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Definition of Transfixion
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Medical Definition of Transfixion
1. A manoeuvre in amputation in which the knife is passed from side to side through the soft parts, close to the bone, and the muscles are then divided from within outward. Origin: L. Transfixio (see transfix) (05 Mar 2000)
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