See Also: advancement flap(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Advancement(finance)
advancement(dictionary)
Advancement(medicine)
advancement(dictionary)
Advancement(money)
capsular advancement(medicine)
mandibular advancement(medicine)
tendon advancement(medicine)

advancement flap (medicine)


advancement flap -->
sliding flap


A rectangular flap raised in an elastic area, with its free end adjacent to a defect; the defect is covered by stretching the flap longitudinally until the end comes over it.

Synonym: advancement flap, French flap.