Surgery
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SURGERY, med. jur. That part of the healing art which relates to external
diseases; their treatment; and, specially, to the manual operations adopted
for their cure.
2. Every lawyer should have some acquaintance with surgery; his
knowledge on this subject will be found useful in cases of homicide and
wounds.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.