Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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taxis | Yes | No | No | No |
surgery | Yes | No | No | No |
taxis (noun) | surgery (noun) |
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a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism | a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body |
the surgical procedure of manually restoring a displaced body part | 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 |