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Surgical Specialty
Definition 1
The branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
A specialty in which manual or operative procedures are used in the treatment of disease, injuries, or deformities. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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