SENN'S PLATES
\sˈɛnz plˈe͡ɪts], \sˈɛnz plˈeɪts], \s_ˈɛ_n_z p_l_ˈeɪ_t_s]\
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Circular or oval p's of decalcified bone, having a central opening and marginal apertures for the passage of sutures. One plate is placed in each end of the severed intestine in intestinal anastomosis. [Nicholas Senn, American surgeon, 1844-1908.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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