sequestrum
/si-kwes-truhm/US // sɪˈkwɛs trəm //UK // (sɪˈkwɛstrəm) //
封存,扣押物,查封,扣押
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural se·ques·tra [si-kwes-truh]. /sɪˈkwɛs trə/. Pathology.
- : a fragment of bone that has become necrotic as a result of disease or injury and has separated from the normal bone structure.
Examples
If the sequestrum be not loose we must wait until it is movable.
The term exfoliation is sometimes employed to indicate the separation or throwing off of a superficial sequestrum.
In cases attended with suppuration, the swelling is incised and drained, and if there is a sequestrum, it must be removed.
These procedures may be carried out at the same time as the sequestrum is removed, or after an interval.
Sometimes the separated and displaced epiphysis dies and constitutes a sequestrum.
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