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Level of anxiety provoked by surgical terms
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (no anxiety) | (very anxious) | ||||
| Knife | 45 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Blade | 46 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Scalpel | 43 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Scissors | 51 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tenotomies | 52 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Skin hook | 44 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Cat's paw | 51 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Forceps | 51 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bone nibbler | 45 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Suture | 54 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Atraumatic | 48 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Clip | 56 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mosquito | 53 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Artery forceps | 45 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
