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CEFR B2 Surgical Innovations

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➡ Across 15 Words

2. A medical doctor who performs operations
5. A small, sharp knife used by surgeons for precise cuts during operations
6. Past tense: made surgical instruments free from bacteria
10. Past tense: made a surgical cut into tissue
15. Relating to surgery performed by a machine controlled by a surgeon, often with enhanced precision
16. A surgical operation moving an organ or tissue from one body to another
18. A surgical cut made into the body during an operation
19. To surgically remove a part of an organ or tissue, such as a tumor
20. Short for preoperative, referring to preparation before surgery
21. A minimally invasive surgical technique using a camera and small instruments through tiny incisions
24. A medical device or tissue placed inside the body during surgery, such as a hip replacement
26. Preposition: the surgeon placed the implant ___ the two bones
28. A stitch or series of stitches used to close a wound after surgery
29. To burn tissue with heat to stop bleeding or remove unwanted growth during surgery
30. Preposition: minimally invasive surgery can be done ___ a large incision

⬇ Down 15 Words

1. Describing a procedure that enters the body, often with cutting; opposite of non-___
3. A piece of tissue or organ transplanted surgically to replace a damaged part
4. To perform surgery on a patient
7. Describing a minimally invasive surgery using small incisions and a camera
8. Past tense: made a patient unconscious or numb before surgery
9. Preposition: the endoscope was inserted ___ a small incision
11. Short for postoperative, referring to the period after surgery
12. In a way that involves the least possible cutting or damage, as in ___ invasive surgery
13. A flexible tube with a light and camera used to view the inside of the body during surgery
14. A loop of thread used to close a wound or join tissue during surgery
17. Free from bacteria and other microorganisms, as a surgical environment must be
22. Medication used to prevent pain during surgery, often rendering the patient unconscious
23. Preposition: the patient was ___ anesthesia during the surgery
25. Preposition: the sterile drape was placed ___ the surgical site
27. Preposition: the surgeon closed the wound ___ sutures

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