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Nerve-sparing surgery
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A type of surgery that attempts to save the nerves near the tissues being removed. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
Any surgery that attempts to preserve nerve function near the surgery site. (NCI Thesaurus)
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