surgical procedure
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surgical procedure — noun a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available he died while undergoing surgery • Syn:… … Useful english dictionary
Surgical nursing — Surgical patients (those who have undergone a minor or major surgical procedure) are nursed on different wards to medical patients in the UK and Australia. Nursing practice on surgical wards differs from that of medical wards.Surgical nurses may… … Wikipedia
Sterilization (surgical procedure) — Infobox Birth control name = Surgical Sterilization width = caption = bc type = Sterilization date first use = Ancient rate type = Failure perfect failure% = under 1 typical failure% = under 1 duration effect = reversibility = Vasectomy reversal… … Wikipedia
surgical — [sʉr′ji kəl] adj. 1. of surgeons or surgery 2. used in or connected with surgery 3. resulting from or after surgery 4. of or like surgery or a surgical procedure in being regarded as very accurate, precisely targeted, etc. [a surgical air strike] … English World dictionary
Surgical technologist — A surgical technologist, also called scrub tech, surgical technician, or operating room technician , is an allied health professional working as a part of the team delivering surgical care in some countries. They possess knowledge and skills in… … Wikipedia
procedure — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complex, complicated ▪ simple, straightforward ▪ common, correct, normal, proper, recommended … Collocations dictionary
procedure — Act or conduct of diagnosis, treatment, or operation. SEE ALSO: method, operation, technique. back table p. p. performed on an organ that has been removed from a patient before it is replaced. Batista p … Medical dictionary
Surgical lighting — A surgical light – also referred to as an operating light or surgical lighthead – is to assist medical personnel during a surgical procedure by illuminating a local area or cavity of the patient. A combination of several surgical lights is often… … Wikipedia
Surgical debarking — Debarking, devocalization, bark softening, or, in medical terms, ventriculocordectomy or vocal cordectomy, is a controversial surgical procedure, similar to a laryngectomy, applied to dogs to permanently stop them from barking. Removing tissue… … Wikipedia
surgical operation — noun a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available he died while undergoing surgery • Syn:… … Useful english dictionary
