imperforate
IPA: ɪmpˈɝfɝeɪt
noun
- (philately) A postage stamp that has not been perforated.
adjective
- Not perforated, as:
- (medicine) Synonym of atretic
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Examples of "imperforate" in Sentences
- For the operation for imperforate anus vogino, & c.,
- The two general types of coral known as imperforate and perforate.
- One of his four sons was born without an anal opening technically an “imperforate anus”.
- Hirschsprung's disease tracheoesophageal fistula laryngeal web imperforate anus absent uterus
- Briony had an imperforate anus, a failure of her colon and rectum to meet up with the skin on the outside.
- Provides educational materials on imperforate anus, Hirschsprung's disease and the anorectal continence evaluation program
- Anorectal malformation (imperforate anus), a congenital anomaly where the anorectal region is either abnormally or incompletely developed.
- -- In children the condition known as imperforate anus may sometimes be remedied by exploratory operations in the perineum, guided by the protrusion caused by the distended intestine.
- A particular example is of a 15 year old girl in Africa (unable to recall the specific country atm) with an imperforate hymen, who was discovered to be pregnant when she reported with abdominal complaint.
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