In medicine (surgery), hemicorporectomy (also referred to as translumbar amputation, corporal transection, hemisomato-tmesis, or `halfectomy`, ) is a radical surgery in which the body below the waist is amputated, transecting the lumbar spine. This removes the legs, the genitalia (internal and external), urinary system, pelvic bones, anus, and r.....
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(from the article `medicine, history of`) ...Brunschwig, of Chicago, in 1937. Then, in 1960, Charles S. Kennedy, of Detroit, after a long discussion with Brunschwig, put into practice an ...
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<procedure> Surgical removal of the lower half of the body, including the lower extremities, bony pelvis, genitalia, and various of the pelvic contents including the lower part of the rectum to the anus. ... Origin: hemi-+ L. Corpus, body, + G. Ektome, excision ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: hem′ē-kōr′pō-rek′tŏ-mē Definitions: 1. Surgical removal of the lower half of the body, including the lower extremities, bony pelvis, genitalia, and various of the pelvic contents including the lower part of the rectum and the anus.
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hemicorporectomy Surgical removal of the lower half of the body, including the lower extremities, bony pelvis, genitalia, and the various parts of the pelvic contents including the lower part of the rectum to the anus.
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