What is surgery?
Surgery (from the Greek: χειρουργική cheirourgikē (composed of χείρ, "hand", and ἔργον, "work"), via Latin: chirurgiae, meaning "hand work") is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate or treat a pathological condition such as a disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance or to repair unwanted ruptured areas. The act of performing surgery may be called a "surgical procedure", "operation", or simply "surgery". In this context, the verb "operate" means to perform surgery. The adjective "surgical" means pertaining to surgery; e.g. surgical instruments or surgical nurse
Book Details
- Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
- Publish Date: Jan 20th, 2023
- Pages: 56
- Language: English
- Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 0.13in - 0.21lb
- EAN: 9786205606438
- Categories: • Clinical Medicine