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- n. A slender cannula with a spear-pointed trocar which is passed through the two halves of the lip, the freshened edges being in apposition: the trocar is then withdrawn and a figure-of-8 suture is applied over the cannula.
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Finer Points
Objects like needles and spines whose tips are drawn to a fine point.
poynet, prickpunch, spine, needle, pin, baton, glochid, quill, beak, stylet, trocar, harelip-needle and 66 more...
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