MAJOR SURGERY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any surgical procedure that involves anesthesia or respiratory assistance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("major surgery" is a kind of...):

operation; surgery; surgical operation; surgical procedure; surgical process (a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body)

Antonym:

minor surgery (any surgical procedure that does not involve anesthesia or respiratory assistance)

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