英语翻译Thousands of years ago man used handy rocks for its surg

英语翻译
Thousands of years ago man used handy rocks for its surgical operations.Later he used sharp bone or horn,metal knives and more recently,rubber and plastic.And that was where we stuck,in surgical instrument terms,for many years.In the 1960s a new tool was developed,one which was,first of all,to of great practical use to the armed forces and industry,but which was also,in time,to revolutionize the art and science of surgery.
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