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Surgery (Wikipedia)
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Wikipedia article defining surgery.
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Surgery (Wikipedia)
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Surgery is a medical specialty that uses manual and instrumental techniques to diagnose or treat pathological conditions (e.g., trauma, disease, injury, malignancy), to alter bodily functions (e.g., malabsorption created by bariatric surgery such as gastric bypass), to reconstruct or alter aesthetics and appearance (cosmetic surgery), or to remove unwanted tissues, neoplasms and foreign bodies.
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- Groups, 70 claims: 36 well-attested, 34 general references.
- Subcategories, 8 claims: 4 well-attested, 4 general references.
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