biosurgery

/ ˈbaɪəʊˌsɜːdʒərɪ /

noun

1. the use of live sterile maggots to treat patients with infected wounds

Example Sentences

Finally, “biosurgery” got maggots out of the name, but they're still in the wounds.

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Genzyme acquired nascent firms with products in cardiometabolic and renal diseases, biosurgery and hematologic oncology.

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Atrium Medical, Getinge's biggest acquisition in four years, makes cardio-thoracic drainage products, vascular grafts, and biosurgery products, and is owned by a group of private investors.

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Genzyme appears set to hold onto other non-core assets identified by analysts as potential divestiture targets, such as its biosurgery and renal businesses.

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The lawsuit, amended in 2005, charged Genzyme's executives with deliberately driving down the value of Biosurgery's stock in order to buy it back at a price beneficial to Genzyme's shareholders but grossly unfair to Biosurgery shareholders.

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