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sur·ger·y ˈsərj(ə)rē/ noun noun: surgery ; plural noun: surgeries 1 .
the treatment of injuries or disorders of the body by incision or manipulation, especially with instruments. Every definition available through a twenty second online search will result in some variation of what is spelled out above; it’s the classic medical interpretation right out of a MCAT textbook; it’s what everyone imagines when they hear a term like “scalpel” or phrase such as “going under.” Sure, let Google and Merriam-Webster call it what they please, but beneath that shiny surface of stereotypes and technical terminology, there is a hidden reality that is not always so clear cut. While I very willingly admit I am not an expert, nor a MD or PhD, I like to think of myself as having a surgeon’s curious hands for the art- a gift that I will flatter myself with by saying is often not simply born merit that runs through everyone’s metacarpals and phalanges. At the age of six, I performed my f