major surgery

major surgery
major surgery n surgery involving a risk to the life of the patient specif an operation upon an organ within the cranium, chest, abdomen, or pelvic cavity compare MINOR SURGERY

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surgery that is particularly difficult or hazardous.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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