scapha
- noun
- /ˈskæfə/
- Specialized
- During the examination, the doctor pointed out the scapha to the medical students.
- scapha and concha
- scapha drain
Examples
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During our study, we observed significant, progressive decreases in the total volume of drainage exudate from the scapha or concha during the first three postoperative days, with only a small amount recorded on the third postoperative day.
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The scapha is located just above the concha in the outer ear.
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The other drain was inserted at the scapha.
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One was inserted adjacent to the concha, and the other was inserted at the scapha.
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Two small polyethylene drains were inserted adjacent to the concha and the scapha, respectively.
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No obvious differences were observed in the drainage of scapha drain for concha type or lobule type. Similar results were found in the drainage of concha drain (Figure 5).
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The comparison of age groups showed obvious differences during the first two postoperative days: drainage volume from the scapha drain in adults was greater than that for children or adolescents (P<0.05) (Figure 3A left).
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After hematoma evacuation and chloromycetin washing, the drains were reinserted adjacent to the concha and scapha for continuous negative suction drainage.
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A comparison of drain types revealed no statistically significant differences between scapha and concha drains three days postoperatively. The analysis demonstrated that drainage quantity is related to disposal time and patient age, but not to microtia type.
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Clean loss involving the helix and part of the scapha may be treated by suturing the wound edge to postauricular skin as a first stage of repair, postponing cartilage grafting to a second stage (10).
Academic text (2014)
Surface Forms
Etymology
Scapha comes from the same Greek skaphē, meaning 'boat' or 'hollow', and it helps to imagine the ear's small hollow as a tiny boat-shaped space between the folds; so doctors use the word for that shallow curve in the outer ear.