Wave 22677. Surge . Agitation of the surface of the sea caused by local winds. The numerical code representing the state of the sea is the Douglas scale (Material V - Gunn, S.W.A. Multilingual Dictionary of Disaster Medicine and International Relief, 1990); Popular expression describing solitary high wave(s) (Material V - Gunn, S.W.A. Multilingual Dictionary of Disaster Medicine and International Relief, 1990) . 0.79
Barber Surgeons. Surgeons, Barber . Barber Surgeon . Surgeon, Barber . In the late Middle Ages barbers who also let blood, sold unguents, pulled teeth, applied cups, and gave enemas. They generally had the right to practice surgery. By the 18th century barbers continued to practice minor surgery and dentistry and many famous surgeons acquired their skill in the shops of barbers. (From Castiglioni, A History of Medicine, 2d ed, pp402, 568, 658) . 0.70
/surgery. /surgeries . /operations . /intraoperative procedures . /invasive procedures . /operative procedures . /perioperative procedures . /peroperative procedures . /preoperative procedures . /operative therapy . /operative therapies . Used for operative procedures on organs, regions, or tissues in the treatment of diseases, including tissue section by lasers. It excludes transplantation, for which "transplantation" is used. . 0.68
General Surgery. Surgery, General . Surgery . A specialty in which manual or operative procedures are used in the treatment of disease, injuries, or deformities. . 0.68