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ELECTIVE OPERATION

\ɪlˈɛktɪv ˌɒpəɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɪlˈɛktɪv ˌɒpəɹˈe‍ɪʃən], \ɪ_l_ˈɛ_k_t_ɪ_v ˌɒ_p_ə_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of ELECTIVE OPERATION

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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An o. which the patient chooses to have done, but which is not absolutely required; also one in which the particular procedure is a matter of choice with the operator.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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