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   So the young doctors thought of other ways. What did the doctors want to do? Why did they have to think of other ways?

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   The student doctors practiced first by drawing out seeds from thick jackfruit pulp...What were the student doctors leaning to do? What was the next step?

3. 3.

   'Without practice, surgeon with only book knowledge is like a bird that cannot fly because it has only one wing.'  Who said these words? What does the speaker mean by this?

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   He was also an excellent designer of surgical instruments. Who is being spoken about? What kind of instruments did he design?

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   Why did Susruta believe that a surgeon's best implements are his own hands?

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   Think of any three words that best describe Susruta. Write a sentence or two, saying why you chose each word.