surgery
Americannoun
plural
surgeries-
the art, practice, or work of treating diseases, injuries, or deformities by manual or operative procedures.
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the branch of medicine concerned with such treatment.
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treatment, as an operation, performed by a surgeon.
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a room or place for surgical operations.
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British. a doctor's or dentist's office or office hours.
noun
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the branch of medicine concerned with treating disease, injuries, etc, by means of manual or operative procedures, esp by incision into the body
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the performance of such procedures by a surgeon
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a place where a doctor, dentist, etc, can be consulted
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an occasion when an MP, lawyer, etc, is available for consultation
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an operating theatre where surgical operations are performed
Other Word Forms
- presurgery adjective
Etymology
Origin of surgery
1250–1300; Middle English surgerie < Old French cirurgerie chirurgery
Example Sentences
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Mayo Clinic cardiologist Paul A. Friedman turned to ChatGPT when he needed to weigh in on the case of a patient who needed a defibrillator implantation a few days after having heart surgery.
At 18 weeks pregnant with her second child, Natalie's airway closed significantly and she needed emergency surgery to allow her to breathe properly.
From BBC
The crash also left him with severe facial injuries which required him to undergo experimental plastic surgery.
From BBC
He has spearheaded efforts to plant trees, clean up oceans, rivers and beaches, pay for strangers’ cataract surgeries and prosthetic limbs and has donated millions to charities such as Make-A-Wish and food banks.
Lake has been sidelined since suffering a left elbow injury that required surgery.
From Los Angeles Times
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