TALIACOTIAN
\tˌe͡ɪlɪɐkˈə͡ʊʃən], \tˌeɪlɪɐkˈəʊʃən], \t_ˌeɪ_l_ɪ__ɐ_k_ˈəʊ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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tal-i-a-k[=o]'shi-an, adj. pertaining to the rhinoplastic operation of Tagliacozzi or Taliacotius (1546-99), in which the skin for the new nose was taken from the arm of the patient, the arm requiring to be kept in apposition with the face for about twenty days.
By Thomas Davidson
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Procollagen Proline Dioxygenase
- mixed-function oxygenase that catalyzes hydroxylation prolyl-glycyl-containing-peptide, usually in protocollagen, hydroxyprolylglycyl-peptide. The enzyme utilizes molecular oxygen with a concomitant oxidative decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate to succinate. EC 1.14.11.2.