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SURGERY, med (law)


SURGERY, med. jur. That part of the healing art which relates to external diseases; their treatment; and, specially, to the manual operations adopted diseases; their treatment; and, specially, to the manual operations adopted for their cure. for their cure. 2. Every lawyer should have some acquaintance with surgery; his 2. Every lawyer should have some acquaintance with surgery; his knowledge on this subject will be found useful in cases of homicide and knowledge on this subject will be found useful in cases of homicide and wounds. wounds.