SURGERY

n. Susrj'e2r-i2. Gr., x"P"PY"*- Lat., chirurgia. Fr., chiruryie. Ger., Chirurgie. 1. That department of medicine which deals with operative or manipulative treatment. 2. As used in Great Britain, a place in which a surgeon does minor operations and dispenses medicines. Anaplastic s. See Plastic. Antiseptic s. S. practiced in accordance with antiseptic methods. [D, 87.J Conservative s. 8. which looks to the preservation of a part rather than its removal. [JEJ Military s. Fr., chirurgie d'armee. Ger., Kriegschirurgie. The s. which deals especially with the injuries received in war. [E.] Minor s. S. which deals with minor operations and the dre ing of wounds. [E.] Operative s. S. which has to do with the performance of operations. [E.] Orthopasdic s. Fr.. orthopedic. Ger., Orthopddik. That branch of s. that deals with,the prevention and the mechanical and operative treatment of deformities, [a, 34.J Plastic s. S. which effects the restoration of parts that have been lost or destroyed. [E.] Railway s. The s. of those injured on railroads. Subcutaneous s. S.. in which the operation is performed beneath the skin, the instruments being introduced through a small cutaneous incision, [a, 34.] Veterinary s. Fr., chirurgie veterinaire. The s. of the domestic animals, [a, 34.] SURGICAL., adj. SuBr.i'is-k'l. Gr., x'povpyi/cds. Lat., chirurgicus. Fr., chirurgique, chirurgical. Ger., chtrttrgisch, wundarztlich. Pertaining to, effected by, calling for, or due to surgery; in accordance with the rules of surgery. [s. 573]