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panic

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an interruption of regular procedure or of public peace

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to move (one's arms or wings, for example) up and down

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to move or cause to move about while being fixed at one edge

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to move through the air with or as if with wings

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an excited state of agitation

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the motion made by flapping up and down

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a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body

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a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing

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move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

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move noisily

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move with a thrashing motion

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move with a flapping motion

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make a fuss

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pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds

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Technical points that likely contributed to this result include the complete dissection of all involved tissue, the appearance of diligent hemostasis, the use of hemovac drains to prevent fluid re-accumulation split-thickness skin grafting on the ventral surface of the penis, and the taking of scrotal advancement flaps from areas with normal, non-edematous skin.
A surgical challenge: Idiopathic scrotal elephantiasis
The corresponding interdigital skin on the dorsal surface of the foot was also incised to create a single pedicle advancement flap.
A single pedicle advancement flap was applied successfully to cover and heal the pododermatitis lesion in this hawk.
19,21) To preserve vascularization throughout the entirety of the flap, the length of a single pedicle advancement flap must be no more than twice that of the base.
Advancement flap as a novel treatment for a pododermatitis lesion in a red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Caption: Figure 8 Clinical photo illustrating a Moberg advancement flap (preoperative, intraoperative, immediate postoperative, 1 year postoperative).
Volar advancement flaps are effective in the thumb because of the dedicated dorsal blood supply from the princeps pollicis artery.
Microsurgical management of acute traumatic injuries of the hand and fingers
Summary of clinical features of reported patients Case A/R/S Location Size Morphology 1 66/W/F L nasal sidewall 4 X 4 mm Pearly papule 2 69/W/M L post auricular 10 X 10 mm Scaly erythematous plaque 3 75/W/M Rt base of posterior neck 10 X 10 mm Pearly plaque Case NOS Depth PO Size Repair 1 1 Adipose 7 X 9 mm Cheek advancement flap 2 1 Adipose 13 X 15 mm Complex closure 3 2 Muscle 20 X 35 mm Complex closure A, age; F, female; L, left; M, male, NOS, number of stages (of Mohs surgical excision); PO, postoperative; R, race; Rt, right; S, sex; W, white.
Pleomorphic basal cell carcinoma: case reports and review
Reported success rates for this type of advancement flap range from 41% to 100%, and the variation may be explained by differences in the way results are reported.
Other transanal surgical options include layered closure and the anocutaneous advancement flap, and transvaginal options include fistula inversion and vaginal flap advancement.
A number of surgeries, including transvaginal repairs, endorectal advancement flaps, and muscle interposition and resection, have been described in patients with Crohn's disease.
Rectovaginal fistulas can pose treatment challenges
The defect was repaired with opposing V-Y advancement flaps, he said.
Consider possible malignancy in chronic wounds
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