W-plasty

[ dŭb′əl-yōō-plăs′tē, -yu- ]

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A procedure to prevent the contracture of a straight-line scar in which the edges of a wound are trimmed in the shape of a W and closed in a zigzag fashion.

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Words nearby W-plasty

WPA, W particle, WPB, WPC, WPI, W-plasty, wpm, wpn, WPPSI, WPW syndrome, w.r.

How to use W-plasty in a sentence

It is also the one worn by Presidents Eisenhower, Truman, and George W. Bush.
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But when the time came you stepped up to the plate just like George W. Bush did.
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Philip Roth denied that ‘The Plot Against America’ was an indictment of George W. Bush.
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He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from George W. Bush.
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W was a Watchman, and guarded the door; X was expensive, and so became poor.
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My thought was to keep pushing in troops from "W" Beach until the enemy had fallen back to save themselves from being cut off.
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At the pier at "W" were several big lighters filled with wounded who were about to be towed out to Hospital ships.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Herr W., the owner of the piano, was a remarkable judge of music, and made some excellent criticisms and suggestions.
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He's very tall an' gran', an' w'ars fine close, an' han's is white as a cotton bat, but his eyes doan set right in his head.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes