Surgery
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States · John Bouvier · 1839
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
med.jur. The part of the healing art which relates to external diseases; their treatment; and, specially, to the manual operations adopted for their cure. Every lawyer should have some acquaintance with surgery; his knowledge on this subject will be found useful in cases of homicide and wounds.