Surgical Procedure

Definition: Surgical Procedure

Surgical Procedure

Noun

1. A therapeutic procedure with instruments 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".

Synonyms: Surgical Procedure

Synonyms: operation (n), surgery (n), surgical operation (n), surgical process (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Surgical Procedure

English words defined with "surgical procedure": brain surgery ♦ corneal gaft ♦ D and C, dilatation and curettage, dilation and curettage ♦ fenestration ♦ haemorrhoidectomy, haemostasia, haemostasis, heart surgery, hemorrhoidectomy, hemostasia, hemostasis ♦ ileostomy, iridotomy ♦ keratoplasty ♦ major surgery, minor surgery ♦ ostomy ♦ photocoagulation, purse-string operation ♦ rhinotomy, rhizotomy ♦ Shirodkar's operation ♦ taxis ♦ vasectomy, vasovasostomy. (references)

Specialty definitions using "surgical procedure": Antibiotic Prophylaxis ♦ Biliary Tract Surgical Procedures, Biliopancreatic Diversion, Blood Loss, Surgical ♦ Cardiomyoplasty ♦ excisional, excisional biopsy ♦ Gastric Bypass, goniotomy ♦ incisional biopsy, Intraoperative Complications, isolated lung perfusion ♦ Jejunoileal Bypass, Jejuno-ileostomy ♦ Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ ♦ lymphadenectomy ♦ Pancreas Transplant, pleurodesis, Postoperative Complications, Postoperative Hemorrhage, Premedication, Proctocolectomy, Restorative ♦ Shock, Surgical ♦ Tendon Transfer, Trabeculectomy. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Surgical Procedure

Domain	Title
Books	Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication: Surgical Procedure (Cd-Rom For Windows & Macintosh) (reference) Color Atlas of Thyroid Lobectomy (Single Surgical Procedure Series, Vol 22) (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Surgical Procedure

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	[Galen performs a surgical procedure on a live pig during demonstration]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Surgical Procedure

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		It is critical to avoid unnecessary delay of the primary surgical procedure. (references)
		Another surgical procedure is called transurethral incision of the prostate (TUIP). (references)
		Biopsy is a surgical procedure used to determine whether tumor tissue is benign or cancerous. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Surgical Procedure

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
surgical procedure	100
hysterectomy surgical procedure	6
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: Surgical Procedure

Proper Noun Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-c-d-e-e-g-i-l-o-p-r-r-r-s-u-u"
	-5 letters: Alperrecords.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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