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ORIFICIAL SURGERY

\ˌɒɹɪfˈɪʃə͡l sˈɜːd͡ʒəɹi], \ˌɒɹɪfˈɪʃə‍l sˈɜːd‍ʒəɹi], \ˌɒ_ɹ_ɪ_f_ˈɪ_ʃ_əl s_ˈɜː_dʒ_ə_ɹ_i]\

Definitions of ORIFICIAL SURGERY

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.

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A therapeutic system based on the theory that many morbid conditions are due to reflexes originating at the anus or other orifices, and that they can be relieved by dilatation or other forms of treatment of these body openings.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

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