Definitions
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- proper noun trademark A type of
flexible ,inert silicone rubber, used especially inprosthetic medicine to make devices such asshunts to controlhydrocephalus , artificialheart valves andbreast implants .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Have you not heard tell of the best way to deal with a Silastic Amourfiend: to lock him in a room by himself as he will beat himself up sooner or later?
Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I... 2010
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The Silastic Armorfiends disagreed and pulverized the computer.
Life, the Universe, and Everything Adams, Douglas, 1952-2001 1982
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Eventually they realized that this was something they were going to have to sort out, and they passed a law decreeing that anyone who had to carry a weapon as part of his normal Silastic work
Life, the Universe, and Everything Adams, Douglas, 1952-2001 1982
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Dow Corning healthcare representatives will also be available to discuss the recent announcement of an agreement with PolyOne to distribute Dow Corning® brand and Silastic® brand silicone products to healthcare device manufacturers in the U.S.,
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Polypropylene mesh band or Silastic ® ring (nonadjustable)
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• A Silastic tube or silver probe can be inserted into the opening of the duct and the course of the duct followed.
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A Silastic catheter is placed in the duct and the wound repaired with fine sutures.
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N. N. Sarkar, “Low-Dose Intravaginal Estradiol Delivery Using a Silastic Vaginal Ring for Estrogen Replacement Therapy in Postmenopausal Women: A Review,” European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care 8, no.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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N. N. Sarkar, “Low-Dose Intravaginal Estradiol Delivery Using a Silastic Vaginal Ring for Estrogen Replacement Therapy in Postmenopausal Women: A Review,” European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care 8, no.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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N. N. Sarkar, “Low-Dose Intravaginal Estradiol Delivery Using a Silastic Vaginal Ring for Estrogen Replacement Therapy in Postmenopausal Women: A Review,” European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care 8, no.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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