Surgery

Of medical science.

The branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures; "he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School".

This concept's ID is @1~32740

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  • operation 67 facts

    A medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage...

  • centesis 6 facts

    (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to...

  • transplant 3 facts

    (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the...

  • landmark 1 facts

    An anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures...

  • ligation 1 facts

    (surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during ...

  • stoma 0 facts

    A mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body...

  • drain 0 facts

    Tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material.

  • phlebothrombosis 0 facts

    Thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the vein; associated with sluggish...

  • amastia 0 facts

    Absence of the mammary glands (either through surgery or developmental defect).