What is surgery? - For students of medical educational institutions. DE

Surgery (from the Greek: Gamma cheirourgik (composed of , "hand", and Gamma ni, "work"), via Latin: chirurgiae, meaning "hand work") is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate or treat a pathological condition such as a disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance or to repair unwanted ruptured areas. The act of performing surgery may be called a "surgical procedure", "operation", or simply "surgery". In this context, the verb "operate" means to perform surgery. The adjective "surgical" means pertaining to surgery; e.g. surgical instruments or surgical nurse.

About the author

Okhunov Alisher Oripovich - was born in 1968 in Kokand, Fergana region of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Doctor of Medical Sciences (2004), Professor (2005), Head of the Department of General & Pediatric Surgery of the Tashkent Medical Academy. Author of more than 300 publications on general surgery. Specialist in general & emergency surgery.

Product details

• Authors: Alisher Oripovich Okhunov
• Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.01.2023
• EAN: 9786205606438
• ISBN: 9786205606438
• No. of pages: 56
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine