spatulate
Pronunciation: spach′ŭ-lāt- Shaped like a spatula.
- To manipulate or mix with a spatula.
- To incise the cut end of a tubular structure longitudinally and splay it open, to allow creation of an elliptic anastomosis of greater circumference than would be possible with conventional transverse or oblique (bevelled) end-to-end anastomoses.
Synonym(s): spatulated
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