See Also: Dissection, axillary(health)
axillary dissection(medicine)
Axillary dissection(health)
Dissection(health)
Dissection(medicine)
dissection(dictionary)
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dissection tubercle(medicine)
Aortic dissection(health)
aortic dissection(medicine)

Dissection, axillary (health)


Surgery in which the axilla (the armpit) is opened -- to "dissect" means to "cut apart" -- in order to identify, examine, and sometimes remove structures such as lymph nodes or other tissue for diagnosis or treatment.