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operate on

DEFINITIONS OF: operate on

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v perform surgery on

Synonyms:
operate
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desex, desexualise, desexualize, fix, sterilise, sterilize, unsex
make infertile
face-lift, lift
perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
trephine
operate on with a trephine
venesect
practice venesection
alter, castrate, neuter, spay
remove the ovaries of
castrate, demasculinise, demasculinize, emasculate
remove the testicles of a male animal
vasectomise, vasectomize
remove the vas deferens
Type of:
care for, treat
provide treatment for
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