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operation 1. Surgery any manipulation of the body or one of its organs or parts to repair damage, arrest the progress of a disease, remove foreign matter, etc. 2. Maths a. any procedure, such as addition, multiplication, involution, or differentiation, in which one or more numbers or quantities are operated upon according to specific rules b. a function from a set onto itself How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"I am not satisfied with the result of that operation at Solferino," he said; "I have wanted to try again ever since. The limb was certainly cut off, and the patient survived the operation. Still it would be worth while if an operation made it possible for him to wear a more ordinary boot and to limp less. |
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