Meanings
nounPfannenstiel incision (plural Pfannenstiel incisions)
plural Pfannenstiel incisions
- medicineA surgical incision that allows access to the abdomen.
Synonyms: bikini line incision, Kerr incision, Pfannenstiel-Kerr incision
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA surgical incision that allows access to the abdomen.
Origin
Named after Hermann Johannes Pfannenstiel (1862–1909), German gynecologist who invented the technique in 1900.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish Pfannenstielin viilto
- Pfannenstielin viiltotype of surgical incision
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