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Nurses Hand Out Before Operational Cuts Are Made Crossword Clue

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noun

• a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery

34%10 Not operational or operational
adjective

• not suitable for surgery

adjective satellite

• not able to perform its normal function

33%7Made operational
verb

• render capable or able for some task

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