Operations carried out for the correction of deformities and defects, repair of injuries, and diagnosis and cure of certain diseases. (Taber, 18th ed.)
Synonyms: Surgical Procedure, Operative, Operative Surgical Procedure, Surgical Procedures, Operative, Procedure, Operative Surgical, Procedures, Operative Surgical, Procedures, Surgical, Procedure, Operative, Ghost Surgery, Operative Surgical Procedures, Surgery, Ghost, Operative Procedures, Operative Procedure, Surgical Procedure, Procedure, Surgical, Surgical Procedures, Procedures, Operative
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not the field nor specialty ( = GENERAL SURGERY); only the surgery patient or surgical procedures; prefer /surg with organs or disease; /instrum = SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS or SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; surgical injury = SURGICAL INJURIES see INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; unnecessary surgery = SURGERY, UNNECESSARY see UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES + specific surgical procedure; SECOND-LOOK SURGERY and REOPERATION are also available ,1998(1963) ,1998; see SURGERY, OPERATIVE 1963-97
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