- conization
- Surgery to remove a cone-shaped piece of tissue from the cervix and cervical canal. Conization may be used to diagnose or treat a cervical condition. Also called cone biopsy.
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conization — (Amer.) n. (Medicine) surgery carried out to remove a cone shaped issue sample from the cervix and cervical canal; removal of a cone shaped tissue sample for closer examination (also conisation) … English contemporary dictionary
Conization — Surgery to remove a cone shaped piece of tissue from the cervix and cervical canal. Conization may be used to diagnose or treat a cervical condition. Also called cone biopsy. * * * Excision of a cone of tissue, e.g., mucosa of the cervix uteri.… … Medical dictionary
conization — con·i·za·tion … English syllables
conization — n. surgical removal of a cone of tissue. The technique is commonly used in excising a portion of the cervix (neck) of the uterus (see cone biopsy) for the treatment of cervicitis or early cancer (carcinoma in situ) … The new mediacal dictionary
conization — ˌkōnəˈzāshən, ˌkän , ˌnīˈz noun ( s) Etymology: cone (I) + ization : the electrosurgical excision of a cone of tissue from a diseased uterine cervix … Useful english dictionary
cold conization — conization performed with a cold knife, as opposed to electrocautery … Medical dictionary
Cervical conization — Intervention ICD 9 CM 67.2 Cervical conization (CPT codes 57520(Cold Knife) and 57522(Loop Excision)) refers to a biopsy of the cervix in which a cone shaped sample of tissue is removed from the … Wikipedia
coniz — conization … Medical dictionary
coniz — • conization … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
conizations — conization (Amer.) n. (Medicine) surgery carried out to remove a cone shaped issue sample from the cervix and cervical canal; removal of a cone shaped tissue sample for closer examination (also conisation) … English contemporary dictionary
