tubed flap

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tubed — adj having the sides sewn together so as to form a tube <a tubed pedicle flap> … Medical dictionary
flap — 1. Tissue for transplantation, vascularized by a pedicle; f.. SEE ALSO: local f., distant f.. 2. An uncontrolled movement, as of the hands. See asterixis. [M.E. flappe] Abbe f. middle portion of the lower lip transferred into the upper lip and … Medical dictionary
tube flap — tubed pedicle flap a type of bipedicle flap made by elevating a long strip of tissue from its bed except at the two ends, the cut edges then being sutured together to form a tube; it has largely been replaced by the free flap. Called also rope f … Medical dictionary

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