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HEATON'S OPERATION

\hˈiːtənz ˌɒpəɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \hˈiːtənz ˌɒpəɹˈe‍ɪʃən], \h_ˈiː_t_ə_n_z ˌɒ_p_ə_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of HEATON'S OPERATION

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The injection of irritating and astringent fluids over the crural or inguinal canal and the neck of the sac for the radical cure of hernia.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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