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anesthesia
How anesthesia works.
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Learn about the workings of surgical robots
Learn about surgical robots.
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Observe a cleft-lip surgery performed by doctors of the International Children's Surgical Foundation
Time-lapse video of a 2.5-hour surgery performed by doctors of the International...
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Medical team performing surgery.
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Ether anesthesia
American dental surgeon William Thomas Green Morton administering ether anesthesia...
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Joseph Lister
English surgeon Joseph Lister, undated photograph.
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Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen.
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autoclave
Autoclave used to sterilize medical instruments.
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Some nurses specialize in the care of patients before, during, and after surgical...
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plastic surgery: breast implant
A surgeon operating on a woman undergoing breast augmentation with a silicone breast...
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plastic surgery
Plastic surgeons operating on a woman.
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antiseptic
Surgeons washing with antiseptic in order to help prevent the transmission of bacteria...
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