SURGICAL STAPLER
\sˈɜːd͡ʒɪkə͡l stˈe͡ɪplə], \sˈɜːdʒɪkəl stˈeɪplə], \s_ˈɜː_dʒ_ɪ_k_əl s_t_ˈeɪ_p_l_ə]\
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Fastening devices composed of steel-tantalum alloys used to close operative wounds, especially of the skin, which minimizes infection by not introducing a foreign body that would connect external and internal regions of the body. (From Segen, Current Med Talk, 1995)
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.