Definitions

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  • proper noun trademark A type of flexible, inert silicone rubber, used especially in prosthetic medicine to make devices such as shunts to control hydrocephalus, artificial heart valves and breast implants.

Etymologies

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Blend of silicone and plastic

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Examples

  • 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

  • The Silastic Armorfiends disagreed and pulverized the computer.

    Life, the Universe, and Everything Adams, Douglas, 1952-2001 1982

  • 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

  • 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.,

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • 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.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2008

  • A Silastic catheter is placed in the duct and the wound repaired with fine sutures.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2008

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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