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surgery
Subheadingsurgery
Record TypeQ
Entry VersionSURG
AbbreviationSU
Scope NoteUsed for operative procedures on organs, regions, or tissues in the treatment of diseases, including tissue section by lasers. It excludes transplantation, for which "transplantation" is used.
Annotationsubhead only; includes "operation", "surgical therapy"; for tissue section or coagulation by laser; not for transplantation ( = / transplantation); indexing policy: Manual 19.8.70; DF: /surg or /SU
Online Notesearch policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/SU or SU (SH) or SUBS APPLY SU
History Note66; used with Category A, C & F 1966-74; A, C & F3 1975; A, B2, C & F3 1976-89; A1-10, A13-14, A16, B2, C & F3 1990 forward
Entry Termintraoperative procedures
Entry Terminvasive procedures
Entry Termoperations
Entry Termoperative procedures
Entry Termoperative therapy
Entry Termperioperative procedures
Entry Termperoperative procedures
Entry Termpreoperative procedures
Date of Entry19731227
Revision Date20030724
Date Established19660101
Unique IDQ000601

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