major surgery
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmajorandsurgery
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major
adjective
uk/ˈmeɪ.dʒər/us/ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/
more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the ...
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surgery
noun
uk/ˈsɜː.dʒər.i/us/ˈsɝː.dʒər.i/
the treatment of injuries or diseases in people or animals by cutting open the body and removing or repairing the ...
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(Definition ofmajorandsurgeryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is possible to get back to playing 18 holes of golf even aftermajorsurgery.
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Efficacy of hydrocortisone in preventing posttraumatic stress disorder following critical illness andmajorsurgery.
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It has sufferedmajorsurgery.
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Perhapsmajorsurgerywould be more suitable.
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Band-aid will not do wheremajorsurgeryis required.
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It prescribed homeopathic remedies wheremajorsurgeryis obviously needed.
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Only a minority of emergency treatments involvemajorsurgery.
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Amazingly, six weeks before that, she had undergonemajorsurgery.
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Many problems tend to arise as parents, on their own, start to care for their sick infant who have undergonemajorsurgery.
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This has prompted concerns that some caesarean sections may be unnecessary, and may needlessly expose women to the risks ofmajorsurgery.
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They seem to consider thatmajorsurgeryis necessary rather than bandaging.
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There was a widespread recognition of the need formajorsurgery.
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By contrast, the big acute hospitals are organised primarily formajorsurgery.
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She has been in hospital for three weeks being prepared formajorsurgery.
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It has completely stunned me, though one could not quite performmajorsurgeryon me.
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In the cottage hospitals of the country he didmajorsurgeryas well.
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It has good points, but it will need a lot ofmajorsurgery.
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Five years ago, they requiredmajorsurgery; now they can be implanted under local anaesthetic.
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It will undergo more thanmajorsurgery, because three of the clauses will disappear.
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If we have to have subsection (2) substantially as it is, we commend thismajorsurgery.
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My view about hiving off is that this should not be a case ofmajorsurgery.
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That requiresmajorsurgery, and major financial support to get these properties sorted out.
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No one disputes that, but cure will not come frommajorsurgery.
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It is a case of a minor operation instead ofmajorsurgery.
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