biosurgery
noun [ U ] medical specialized uk/ˈbaɪ.əʊˌsɜː.dʒər.i/ us/ˌbaɪ.oʊˈsɝː.dʒər.i/
(使用活体生物,尤其是蛆,进行医学程序)生物手术
the use of living creatures, especially maggots (= creatures like very small worms that develop into flies), to carry out medical processes such as cleaning an infected injury
In the 20th century the use of maggots fell out of favour with doctors, but today biosurgery is making a comeback. 在二十世纪医生们不再使用蛆来治病,但在今天生物手术又卷土重来。
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- The use of maggots and other creepy-crawlies - now known as biosurgery - has strong arguments in its favour.
- Principal areas of focus for R&D include plasma-based therapeutics, vaccines, and biosurgery.
- Kupros Biosurgery is a biotechnology company focused on the development of novel biomaterials for treating trauma.
- Not all wound types are suitable for biosurgery.