Medical Definition of Z procedure

1. Surgery to elongate a contracted scar or to rotate tension 90°; the middle line of a Z-shaped incision is made along the line of greatest tension or contraction, and triangular flaps are raised on opposite sides of the two ends and transposed. Synonym: Z procedure. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Z Procedure

ZSR
ZULU time
ZWJ
ZWNBSP
ZWNJ
Z band
Z boson
Z bosons
Z disc
Z disk
Z filament
Z gene
Z glucanase
Z line
Z procedure (current term)
Z protease
Z scheme of photosynthesis
Z score
Z scores
Z time
Zaar
Zabaism
Zabaleen
Zabaleens
Zabaykalsky Krai
Zabbaleen
Zabbaleens
Zabian
Zabians

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