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  1. Surgery is a branch of medicine concerned 
  2. with the treatment of disease, abnormality or 
  3. injury by operation. Traditionally it has 
  4. been performed by means of cutting 
  5. instruments, but today a number of 
  6. technologies are used to treat or remove 
  7. lesions, including ultrasonic waves and laser 
  8. surgery. Surgery is carried out under sterile 
  9. conditions using an anaesthetic.  
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  11. Subject by: Vince Pike
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