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[[File:Sarina surgery.jpg|thumb|Bashir performing surgery on [[Sarina]].]]
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[[File:Sarina surgery.jpg|thumb|Bashir performing surgery on [[Sarina]]]]
'''Surgery''' was any procedure performed on a patient often resulting in opening or closing of the body; it was usually performed with the hope of improving the health of the person operated on. It was commonly performed by a [[surgeon]]. Surgery's were usually preformed when a flaw was found in the body. Surgery's were preformed to fix the aforementioned problem. If the problem was fixed, the surgery is considered successful.
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'''Surgery''' was any procedure performed on a patient often resulting in opening or closing of the body; it was usually performed with the hope of improving the health of the person operated on. It was commonly performed by a [[surgeon]].
   
 
[[Cosmetic surgery]] was one type used to make one [[species]] look like another. ({{ENT|Detained|The Seventh}}; {{TOS|The Enterprise Incident}}; {{TNG|Who Watches The Watchers}}; {{DS9|Sons of Mogh}}; {{VOY|Faces}})
 
[[Cosmetic surgery]] was one type used to make one [[species]] look like another. ({{ENT|Detained|The Seventh}}; {{TOS|The Enterprise Incident}}; {{TNG|Who Watches The Watchers}}; {{DS9|Sons of Mogh}}; {{VOY|Faces}})
   
[[Exploratory surgery]] was often used by a doctor to assist in diagnosing a patient, such as by Dr. [[Julian Bashir|Bashir]] when he attempted to determine the cause of the sudden generosity of the [[Grand Nagus]]. ({{DS9|Prophet Motive}})
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[[Exploratory surgery]] was often used by a doctor to assist in diagnosing a patient, such as by [[Doctor]] [[Julian Bashir]] when he attempted to determine the cause of the sudden generosity of the [[Grand Nagus]]. ({{DS9|Prophet Motive}})
   
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== See also ==
[[Microsurgery]] often involved a [[microscope]], typically operating on an area of approximately one [[millimeter]] in diameter. Microsurgery was often the least invasive form of surgery. {{incite}}
 
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* [[Microsurgery]]
   
==External link==
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== External link ==
 
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[[Category:Medical procedures]]
 
[[Category:Medical procedures]]

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Sarina surgery

Bashir performing surgery on Sarina

Surgery was any procedure performed on a patient often resulting in opening or closing of the body; it was usually performed with the hope of improving the health of the person operated on. It was commonly performed by a surgeon.

Cosmetic surgery was one type used to make one species look like another. (ENT: "Detained", "The Seventh"; TOS: "The Enterprise Incident"; TNG: "Who Watches The Watchers"; DS9: "Sons of Mogh"; VOY: "Faces")

Exploratory surgery was often used by a doctor to assist in diagnosing a patient, such as by Doctor Julian Bashir when he attempted to determine the cause of the sudden generosity of the Grand Nagus. (DS9: "Prophet Motive")

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