general surgery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including the oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland and certain diseases of the skin.

Word forms

general surgery

Related words

general surgeon
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