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General Surgery
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Definition
: A specialty in which manual or operative procedures are used in the treatment of disease, injuries, or deformities.
SPEC only: prefer /surg with organs & dis: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.70; the surgeon & specialty go here: the surgical patient
See Also
Barber Surgeons
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Surgical Procedures, Operative
Other names
Surgery, General; Surgery