surgery
Example Sentences
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All of that while nursing an elbow that would later require surgery.
From Los Angeles Times
After eight hours of open-heart surgery, little Chester Osment's heart had to be stopped twice after it raced to a dangerously high 280 beats per minute.
From BBC
The team also studied human tendon cells collected during tendon surgeries at the hospital.
From Science Daily
"They're using a sticking plaster on something that needs major surgery. It's a waste of money."
From BBC
That might be surgery, or a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, depending on your individual cancer.
From BBC
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