Lexicon:Primary resection

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Term: primary resection
References: Master and Commander, page 68
Meaning: A resection is the excision of part of a bone or organ. Primary resection is surgery performed at the earliest possible stage, before inflammation supervenes; secondary is surgery performed after suppuration has set in.


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Maturin's Medicine — This article is based on information from Maturin's Medicine, compiled and edited by Kerry Webb, with the help of a number of contributors.

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