a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body | thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the vein; associated with sluggish blood flow (as in prolonged bedrest or pregnancy or surgery) or with rapid coagulation of the blood |
a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations | |
a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted | |
the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures | |