This unit explores surgery and the medical procedures used to treat injuries, diseases, and physical conditions.
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Reading Activity: Surgery
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Surgery is a branch of medicine concerned with treating diseases and injuries by means of operative intervention, which means a surgeon operates on a patient in order to treat an injury, improve the functions of the body or the patient's appearance.
The word 'surgery' originally comes from Greek, in which language it means 'hand work'. This is actually a very adequate name, as a lot of procedures…
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Unfortunately, the treatment isn't effective so we have to reexamine our diagnosis.
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In the case of the injury of internal organs, surgeons have to perform an operation on the patient.
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Madam, your husband is currently being operated on in the second floor operating room.
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- Can you explain the function of one chosen surgery type which is described in the article?
- Would you agree or disagree that "Cosmetic surgery serves only the needs of the vain"? Why?
