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Originally Posted by highthief
Weird, I never considered wisdom teeth, root canals and vasectomies as "surgery". To me, they are minor medical outpatient procedures.
Tonsils, appendix, anything to do with a vital organ, etc., those are surgeries.
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According to the array of dictionaries on our bookshelves, surgery is the branch of medicine that deals with diseases and conditions by operative or manual procedures. Seems like that would definitely include vasectomies and the removal of wisdom teeth. Mine were impacted...I had general anesthetic, stitches, and slept for three days.