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23 Cards in this Set
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revolutionary |
causing a total dramatic change |
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bloodletting |
draining out blood |
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anaesthetics |
substances / gases that make one feel no pain |
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benumbs |
makes numb so that one does not feel any pain |
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cardiac |
relating to the heart |
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essential |
necessary |
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sedatives |
substances that make someone sleepy |
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valves |
devices for allowing flow in one direction only |
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Neurosurgery |
surgical specialization that treats diseases and disorders of the brain and spinal cord |
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disorders |
health defects |
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dramatically |
suddenly and successfully |
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mortality |
death rate, especially on a large scale |
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tumour |
abnormal, extra growth of tissues |
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Robotic Surgery |
surgery carried by minimum surgical instruments |
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incisions |
surgical cut made in skin or flesh |
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miniaturized |
made very small in size |
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mounted |
set up |
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precision |
accuracy |
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magnified |
enlarged |
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a console |
a combination of display, input devices and control mechanism used for controlling a robot |
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replicated |
made an exact copy of |
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to stem (phrase) |
to control |
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cutting edges (phrase) |
latest development |
