What is surgery?

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.

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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.