surgical treatment
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GC: n

S: NCBI – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK6880/ (last access: 1 September 2015); http://www.pdf.org/en/surgical_treatments (last access: 1 September 2015).

N: – surgical (adj): From surgeon and -ical. First Known Use: 1770.
Full Definition:

  • of or relating to surgeons or surgery
  • used in or in connection with surgery
  • following or resulting from surgery
  • characteristic of or resembling surgery or a surgeon especially in control or incisiveness .

– treatment (n): First Known Use: circa 1560.
Full Definition:

  • the act or manner or an instance of treating someone or something : handling, usage
  • the techniques or actions customarily applied in a specified situation
  • a substance or technique used in treating
  • an experimental condition.

S: MW – http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surgical; http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/treatment (last access: 1 September 2015).

SYN: operative management

S: http://cuck.ac.ke/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Cuck-comprehensive-course-list.pdf (last access: 2 September 2014); http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19779986 (last access: 1 September 2015); COSNAUTAS (last access: 1 September 2015).

CR: medical treatment, operating room.