"bright lights and cold steel" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} bright lights and cold steel pl (plural only)
  1. (informal, medicine) Surgery (procedure involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body). Tags: informal, plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: bright lights, cold steel and bright lights

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