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Surgery

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Healthcare

A procedure to remove or repair a part of the body or to find out whether disease is present; an operation.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) — AHRQ Healthcare Research and Quality Glossary retrieved 2014-05-28

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Cancer

(SER-juh-ree) A procedure to remove or repair a part of the body or to find out whether disease is present. An operation.

National Cancer Institute — Dictionary of Cancer Terms