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SURGERY-BY-BODY-PART-AFFECTED
Definition: general concept for surgical procedures, in which the focus of the concept is the body part affected by the operation (as opposed to the INSTRUMENTused to carry the operation out or the AMOUNT of tissue removed). It has two main subclasses: SURGERY-BY-BODY-PART-OPERATED, in which a body part is surgically manipulated to reconstruct, restore functionality, etc. and SURGERY-BY-BODY-PART-REMOVED, where a body part is cut out.