A degloving injury is a type of avulsion in which an extensive section of skin is completely torn off the underlying tissue, severing its blood supply. It is named by analogy to the process of removing a glove. Typically, degloving injuries affect the extremities and limbs. Any injury which would induce degloving of the head or torso is likely to ...
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1. Intraoral surgical exposure of the anterior mandible used in various orthognathic surgical operations such as genioplasty or mandibular alveolar surgery. ... See: degloving injury. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(de-gluv´ing) intraoral surgical exposure of the bony mandibular chin; it can be performed in the posterior region if necessary.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: dē′glŭv′ing Definitions: 1. Intraoral surgical exposure of the anterior mandible used in various orthognathic surgical operations such as genioplasty or mandibular alveolar surgery. 2. Intraoral exposure of the midfacial skeleton used in various operations on the nose and paranasal sinuses particularl...
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