Medical Term:
spatulate
Pronunciation: spach′ŭ-lāt
Definition:
- 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
