皮ひ膚ふ弁べん

noun

skin flap; flap

Medical term for a section of skin and underlying tissue surgically moved to cover a wound or defect. Compare with 皮弁 (ひべん), which is a broader term for any tissue flap.

See also: 皮弁 (ひべん)

• 熱ねっ傷しょうの治ち療りょうに皮ひ膚ふ弁べん移い植しょくが行おこなわれた。

  A skin flap graft was performed for the burn treatment.

• 形けい成せい外げ科かでは皮ひ膚ふ弁べんを用もちいて傷きずを閉とじることがある。

  In plastic surgery, skin flaps are sometimes used to close wounds.