approximation
[ah-prok″sĭ-ma´shun]1. the act or process of bringing into proximity or apposition.
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Wound DehiscenceWhat to Know About How Wounds Are ClosedManagement of Chronic Non-healing Wounds by HirudotherapyWound Care Principles: Three Types of Wound Closure2. a numerical value of limited accuracy.
successive approximation shaping.
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Factors Affecting Wound HealingMiller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
ap·prox·i·ma·tion
(ă-prok'si-mā'shŭn),In surgery, bringing tissue edges into desired apposition for suturing.
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ap·prox·i·ma·tion
(ă-prok'si-mā'shŭn)In surgery, bringing tissue edges into desired apposition for suturing.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
