surgery
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old French surgerie, contracted form of cirurgie, from Latin chirurgia, from Ancient Greek χειρουργία, from χείρ "hand" + έργον "work".
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈsɜːdʒəri/
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[edit] Noun
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surgery (plural surgeries)
- (medicine) A procedure involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body.
- Many times surgery is necessary to prevent cancer from spreading.
- (medicine) The medical specialty related to the performance of surgical procedures.
- A room or department where surgery is performed.
- I would discuss hospital policy to you more, but I’m wanted in surgery.
- (British) A doctor's consulting room.
- I dropped in on the surgery as I was passing to pick up my prescription.
- (British) Any arrangement where people arrive and wait for an interview with certain people, similar to a doctor's surgery.
- Our MP will be holding a surgery in the village hall on Tuesday.
- (finance, bankruptcy, slang) A pre-packaged bankruptcy or "quick bankruptcy".
[edit] Synonyms
- (procedure): operation
- (room or department): operating room, operating theatre, theatre
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
procedure involving major incisions
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medical specialty
room or department where surgery is performed
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doctor's consulting room
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any consulting room
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