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Topic: surgery
Definition:

  • the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
  • "he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School" a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted
  • "he read the warning in the doctor's surgery" a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations
  • "great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic" 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"

    Related tag cloud:

  • hospital
  • medical
  • medicine
  • doctor
  • surgeon
  • health
  • laser
  • lasik
  • eye
  • doctors
  • surgical
  • cosmetic
  • cancer
  • clinic
  • physician
  • healthcare
  • ophthalmology
  • md
  • plastic
  • physicians
  • rehabilitation
    • Resources:

    Your Surgery
    Explains surgical procedures with detailed text, illustrations, photos and animation.
    http://www.yoursurgery.com/

    The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
    ASAPS is a plastic surgeon directory with current information on the many types of cosmetic surgery procedures with pictures, performed by doctors certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
    http://surgery.org

    Surgery Door
    Health information site produced by Intouch with Health Limited. Good range of information covering specific diseases, healthy living, alternative medicine and using NHS services.
    http://www.surgerydoor.co.uk

    Annals of Surgery
    Provides access to full-text content, online-only content, features and services, author submission materials and title-specific information. An LWWonline partner.
    http://www.annalsofsurgery.com