chemosurgery
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chemosurgery — [kē΄ōsʉr′jər ē, kem΄ōsʉr′jər ē] n. the removal of diseased tissue or abnormal growths by using chemical substances … English World dictionary
chemosurgery — noun Date: circa 1944 chemical removal of diseased or unwanted tissue • chemosurgical adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
chemosurgery — chemosurgical, adj. /kee moh serr jeuh ree, kem oh /, n. Surg. the use of chemical substances to destroy diseased or unwanted tissue. [1940 45; CHEMO + SURGERY] * * * … Universalium
chemosurgery — Excision of diseased tissue after it has been fixed in situ by chemical means. Mohs c. a technique for removal of skin tumors with a minimum of normal tissue, by prior necrosis with zinc chlori … Medical dictionary
chemosurgery — n. use of chemicals in place of surgery to destroy diseased tissue … English contemporary dictionary
chemosurgery — che·mo·surgery … English syllables
chemosurgery — che•mo•sur•ger•y [[t]ˌki moʊˈsɜr dʒə ri, ˌkɛm oʊ [/t]] n. srg the use of chemical substances to destroy diseased or unwanted tissue • Etymology: 1940–45 che mo•sur′gi•cal, adj … From formal English to slang
chemosurgery — noun use of chemical to destroy diseased or malignant tissue; used in treatment of skin cancer • Hypernyms: ↑operation, ↑surgery, ↑surgical operation, ↑surgical procedure, ↑surgical process * * * chemosurgical, adj. /kee moh serr jeu … Useful english dictionary
Mohs' chemosurgery — mōz , mōs , mō zəz n MOHS TECHNIQUE … Medical dictionary
Mohs chemosurgery surgery (micrographic surgery technique) — (mōz) [Frederic Edward Mohs, American surgeon, 1910–2002] see under chemosurgery and surgery … Medical dictionary
