See Also: arteriotomy(medicine)
porrect(1)(dictionary)
porrect(2)(dictionary)

porrect(1) (iou) and arteriotomy (medicine)


porrect(1) (iou)



porrect adjective. E19.
[Latin porrectus, formed as PORRECT verb.]
Zoology & Botany. Extended forward and outwards.

arteriotomy (medicine)


arteriotomy


1. <procedure> The opening of an artery, especially. For bloodletting.

2. <surgery> That part of anatomy which treats of the dissection of the arteries.

Origin: L. Arteriotomia, Gr.; + a cutting.