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mechanical abrasion (medicine)


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<procedure, surgery> A surgical procedure which involves the controlled abrasion of the upper layers of the skin to smoothen the skin and remove wrinkles, small scars or foreign bodies (tattoos).


atresia and stenosis (sh)




Absence (atresia), usually congenital, or narrowing (stenosis) of almost any normal body cavity or passage.

The more important include atresia of the anus, esophagus, aortic arch, heart valves, and urinary passages; and stenosis of the intestine, urinary passages, pyloric valve (stomach outlet), and heart valves. Most must be surgically corrected soon after birth.