split-thickness flap

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A surgical flap that consists of the mucosa and submucosa but does not include periosteum.partial-thickness flap

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The conspirators were split into two teams, “Alpha” and “Bravo.”
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If you look at the history, you can really understand why the parties are so divided and why the public is so split.
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Before it was split between Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, Baluchistan spread over an area slightly larger than California.
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His section on why he and his wife split—he essentially chose soccer over her—would be risky if its candor were not so refreshing.
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Most critically, the split perspectives of Noah and Alison need to marry more elegantly.
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Under the one-sixth they appear as slender, highly refractive fibers with double contour and, often, curled or split ends.
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The cantonment was split into two sections by an irregular ravine, or nullah, running east and west.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
The atmosphere seemed drawn taut before him as though it must any instant split open upon a sound of crying.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
The Griffin carried off one sheep a day from a German village, till a man came with a "falchion" and split the Griffin open.
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The rein was fastened to a piece of split rattan drawn through the animal's nose.
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