SurgeryWordNet Explorer

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noun

a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body

Words in this synset: operation, surgical_operation, surgical_procedure, surgical_process

noun

a procedure employed by medical or dental practitioners

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the operation of introducing a catheter into the body

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surgical removal of a body part or tissue

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a surgical removal of all or part of a limb

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an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery

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surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint

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a minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint; the surgeon examines the joint with an arthroscope while making repairs through a small incision