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Proth'esis. — The addition of some artificial part to tlie human 

 body, as a wooden lej;. 



Reclina'tion. — The process of removing a cataract by applying 

 the needle to its anterior surface and depressing it into the 

 vitreous humor, in such a way that the front surface of the 

 cataract becomes the upper one and its back surface the 

 lower one. 



Reduc'tion. — An operation the object of which is to restore 

 displaced parts to their original situation. 



Resec'tion. — A name given to operations in which the carious 

 extremities of long bones, or the unconsolidated extremi- 

 ties of fractured bones forming irregular joints, are removed 

 with the saw. 



Rhi'noplasty (Gr. rin, the nose, and plasso, I form). — The 

 process of forming an artificial nose. It consists in bring- 

 ing down a piece of flesh from the forehead and causing 

 it to adhere to the anterior part of the remains of the nose. 



Scarifica'tion. — The operation of scarifying, especially with the 

 cupping instrument. 



Scar'ifi^cator. — An instrument used in cupping, containing 

 several lancets moved simultaneously by a spring, for 

 making a number of incisions at once. 



Staphyloplas'tic (Gr. sfaphulcj the uvula, and jjlasso, I form). 

 — Tlie operation for restoring or replacing the soft palate 

 when it has been lost. 



Staphylot'omy (Gr. sfaphalc, the uvula, and tome, a cutting). 

 — Amputation of the uvula. 



Strabot'omy (Gr. strahos, one who squints, and toim, a cutting). 

 — The operation for the removal of squinting by the division 

 of the muscle or muscles which distort the eyeball. 



Sut'ure. — The uniting of the parts of a wound by stitching. 



Symphyseot'omy (Gr. symphyds, and tome, a cutting). — The 

 operation of dividing the symphysis pubis for the purpose 

 of facilitating labor. 



Syn'thesis. — The uniting or the approximation of parts that 

 are divided. 



Syringot'omy (Gr. surinx, a pipe, and toine, a cutting). — The 

 operation of cutting for fistula. 



Tarsor'raphy (Gr. (anus, a cartilage of the eyelids, and raphe, 

 a suture). — An operation for diminishing the size of the 

 opening between the eyelids when it is enlarged by sur- 

 roundino; cicatrices. 



