Concept information
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campaigns, elections and electoral behavior
campaigns, elections, and the law
health care
medical care
Preferred term
surgery
Definition
- SURGERY DERIVES ITS name from the Greek words for “hand” and “to work,” and the various surgical disciplines are distinguished from other branches of medicine by direct physical intervention, usually in the operating room. Initially, surgery was used for treatment of injuries and infections; however, the development of ether anesthesia in the mid-19th century enabled elective surgery, including removal of tumors, to be performed. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; Surgery]
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- abdominal surgery
- adenoidectomy
- aesthetic surgery
- appendectomy
- bariatric surgery
- cardiac surgery
- cardiothoracic surgery
- cardiovascular surgery
- cautery surgery
- cosmetic surgery
- cryosurgery
- day surgery
- dental surgery
- diathermy surgery
- digestive system surgery
- elective surgery
- electrosurgery
- emergency surgery
- extracorporeal circulation
- galvanic surgery
- gynecological surgery
- hand surgery
- hip surgery
- joint replacement surgery
- laser surgery
- mastectomy
- microsurgery
- minimally invasive therapy
- minor surgery
- neurosurgery
- operative surgery
- ophthalmic surgery
- oral surgery
- ostomy
- radical surgery
- stereotactic surgery
- thoracic surgery
- tonsillectomy
- tracheostomy
- transplantation
- ultrasonic surgery
- urogenital surgery
- vascular surgery
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/surgery
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