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detorsion

1 8.9

To untwist a twisted body part to restore blood flow

noun
/dɪˈtɔrʃən/

Specialized

: detorsión

The surgeon carefully performed detorsion to relieve the pressure on the twisted testis.

Examples

In I/R and I/R + LA groups, following 2 h torsion, 2 h detorsion of the testis was performed.

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LA (100 mg/kg; 62320 Sigma, Germany) was administered intraperitoneally 30 minutes prior to detorsion 18.

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After assessing the injury, the doctor decided that detorsion was necessary to restore proper function.
During the operation, detorsion was essential to correct the abnormal twisting of the patient's intestine.

Synonyms

untangling

vsdetorsion

1 4.1

A way of freeing things and ideas from knots, like wires or thoughts

is a specific medical untwisting process for twisted body parts

disentanglement

vsdetorsion

1 7.5

Freeing things or people trapped in knots and difficult situations

is focused on medical untwisting rather than general freeing from complications

unsnarling

vsdetorsion

8.1

Removing knots from something like a chain or hair

is the clinical untwisting of twisted body parts not just knot removal

Surface Forms

detorsion singular

detorsions plural

Morphology

detorsion = torsion (semi-transparent) = de + torsion

Built by 'de-' + 'torsion' meaning 'undoing a twist'; the medical sense is straightforward morphologically but remains technical.

Etymology

Detorsion comes from the Latin parts de- meaning 'undo' and torsion meaning 'twist'. So in medicine, detorsion is the act of 'untwisting' a twisted organ to return it to normal.