Medical Dictionary

Michel clip

noun Mi·chel clip \mē-ˈshel-\

Medical Definition of MICHEL CLIP

:  a small clip used to close surgical incisions

Biographical Note for MICHEL CLIP

Mi·chel \mē-shel\ Gaston (1874–1937), French surgeon. Michel taught surgery in Nancy, France. In 1911 he published an important study on pancreatitis. His other contributions included studies of lesions of the spinal column.

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