dictionary help| retroclusion | medical dictionary |
A form of acupressure for the arrest of bleeding; the needle is passed through the tissues above the cut end of the artery, is turned around, and then is passed backward beneath the vessel to come out near the point of entrance.
Origin: retro-+ L. Claudo (cludo) to close
(05 Mar 2000)
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