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W-plasty

[ dŭb′əl-yōō-plăs′tē, -yu- ]

n.

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.
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