Silastic

Proper noun

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.Proper nounA 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.

Synonyms

breast implant implant valsalva device labyrinth seal penrose drain alloplastic prosthesis implantation bioscaffold balloon endoprosthesis valvuloplasty

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