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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. The patient or subject on which the surgery is performed can be a
person or an animal. A surgeon is a
person who practices surgery and a surgeon\'s assistant is
a person who practices surgical assistance. A surgical team is
made up of surgeon, surgeon\'s assistant, anesthesia provider,
circulating nurse and surgical technologist. Surgery usually spans
minutes to hours, but it is typically not an ongoing or periodic type of
treatment. The term \"surgery\" can also refer to the place where
surgery is performed, or, in British English, simply the office of a physician,[1] dentist, or veterinarian.
