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Noun: minor surgery
  1. Any surgical procedure that can be performed safely without general anaesthesia
    "The dermatologist performed minor surgery to remove a suspicious mole"

Derived forms: minor surgeries

Type of: op [informal], operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process

Antonym: major surgery

Encyclopedia: Minor surgery