"polyaxial screw" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: polyaxial screws [plural]
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  1. (surgery) A screw used for connecting vertebrae to rods in spinal surgery, having a spherical head enclosed in a housing that allows a range of motion along several different axes relative to the housing. Wikipedia link: polyaxial screw Categories (topical): Surgery
    Sense id: en-polyaxial_screw-en-noun-KrvlGg4v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery

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