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The phrase "elective surgery" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to refer to any type of surgery that a patient chooses to undergo for non-emergency purposes. For example, "My mother will be having elective surgery next month to remove a few troublesome moles from her face."
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This is elective surgery.
Elective surgery has been canceled.
Elective surgery has been affected.
Often they have had elective surgery.
It also has an impact on elective surgery.
But most see the layoffs as elective surgery.
While true for elective surgery, the risk of infection is significantly higher in trauma cases.
Hospitals have canceled elective surgery for lack of supplies.
Should I stop taking my aspirin before elective surgery?
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Even more ethically fraught is the line between restorative therapy and elective surgery.
or long waiting lists for elective surgery.
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