Meanings
nounmicrodebrider (plural microdebriders)
plural microdebriders
- A very small debrider
Therefore, in the ethmoidectomy procedure, the surgeon used a standard drill (Medtronic Xomed, Jacksonville FL) instead of the typical surgical instrument such as curette, Kerrison rogeur and microdebrider that is normally used for the real patient.
2015 September 3, “3D Rapid Prototyping for Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery: Applications in Image-Guidance, Surgical Simulation and Patient-Specific Modeling”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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