aseptic surgery

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Surgery performed under sterilized conditions to prevent the introduction of infectious microorganisms.

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Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

When the father arrived at the hospital, he was told that Andrew Dossi was in surgery, but the wounds were not life-threatening.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He was also a charismatic, telegenic speaker with a face improved by plastic surgery several years earlier.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“As far as we were aware, and as far as the surgeon was aware, the surgery was a go,” Shaheen sighs.
The Insurance Company Promised a Gender Reassignment. Then They Made a Mistake.|James Joiner|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Internet chatter rose to a deafening roar as speculation began about what—plastic surgery?
Butts, Brawls, and Bill Cosby: The Biggest Celebrity Scandals of 2014 |Kevin Fallon|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

As I sign the forms to be admitted to have surgery the next day, I ask my husband the date.
You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Insult and outrage seemed to have given that bodily vigour to Ripperda, which medicine and surgery had taken no pains to restore.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
He went at his job with a handy adroitness which was almost scientific, it was so much like surgery, like dissection.
Overland|John William De Forest
I have no doubt that unpretending woman knows more about surgery than all the men doctors in New York city.
Overland|John William De Forest
Moreover, as Dr. Lorien had stated, and as Leonard had found by actual experience, he was skilled in medicine and surgery.
The Devil-Tree of El Dorado|Frank Aubrey
Medicine and surgery—well, there's a huge program of compulsory sterilization, and another one of eugenic marriage-control.
Hunter Patrol|Henry Beam Piper and John J. McGuire