Surgery

Definition

Treatment involving physical operations on the body, such as repairing wounds or removing a limb.

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Paper 2

Surgery involves operations on the body. Vesalius challenged authority through anatomy, Harvey through physiology, and Paré through practical surgery.
Revise: Impact of the Renaissance

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Distinguish anatomy (body structure), physiology (how the body works) and surgery (operations). Link each individual to the correct development.

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GCSE History · key term

Treatment involving physical operations on the body, such as repairing wounds or removing a limb.

Used by AQA

Paper 2

Surgery involves operations on the body. Vesalius challenged authority through anatomy, Harvey through physiology, and Paré through practical surgery.
Revise: Impact of the Renaissance

1
Distinguish anatomy (body structure), physiology (how the body works) and surgery (operations). Link each individual to the correct development.

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