elective surgery
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elective surgery
Surgery Any operation that can be performed with advanced planning–eg, cholecystectomy, hernia repair, colonic resection, coronary artery bypassMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
e·lec·tive sur·ge·ry
(ĕ-lek'tiv sŭr'jĕr-ē)Surgery a patient chooses to undergo although its need is neither vital nor urgent.
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