surgery
noun
sur·gery
ˈsər-jə-rē 
ˈsərj-
plural surgeries
1
: a branch of medicine concerned with diseases and conditions requiring or amenable to operative or manual procedures
2
: alterations made as if by surgery
literary surgery
3
a
British
: a physician's or dentist's office
b
: a room or area where surgery is performed
Examples of surgery in a Sentence
He's a specialist in brain surgery.
The doctor has recommended surgery.
He has recently undergone surgery on his shoulder.
a doctor who has performed many surgeries
The patient was taken directly to surgery.
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Hamstring pain is a sudden, sharp tightness in the back of your thigh from an injury to your muscles.
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Sayaka Blickenderfer, Phd, Health, 23 Nov. 2024
His passion and dedication remain remarkable, considering his recovery from serious Achilles surgery earlier in the year.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
The treatment for cataracts is cataract removal, which helps 90% of patients who have the surgery see better.23
2.
—Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 21 Nov. 2024
Scientists Shocked After Orangutan Heals Injury with Medicinal Plant — a First-Documented Incident for Wild Animals
BORA's wildlife veterinarians performed careful surgery to remove the pellet in Vivy's foot, which greatly affected the animal's movement.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Sayaka Blickenderfer, Phd, Health, 23 Nov. 2024
His passion and dedication remain remarkable, considering his recovery from serious Achilles surgery earlier in the year.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
The treatment for cataracts is cataract removal, which helps 90% of patients who have the surgery see better.23
2.
—Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 21 Nov. 2024
Scientists Shocked After Orangutan Heals Injury with Medicinal Plant — a First-Documented Incident for Wild Animals
BORA's wildlife veterinarians performed careful surgery to remove the pellet in Vivy's foot, which greatly affected the animal's movement.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Surgery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surgery. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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surgery
noun
sur·gery
ˈsərj-(ə-)rē
plural surgeries
1
: medical science concerned with the correction of physical defects, the repair and healing of injuries, and the treatment of diseased conditions especially by operations
2
a
: the work done by a surgeon
3
: a room or area where surgery is performed
Etymology
Middle English surgerie "surgery," from early French cirurgerie, surgerie (same meaning), from Latin chirurgia (same meaning), derived from Greek cheirourgos "surgeon," from cheirourgos "doing by hand," from cheir "hand" and ergon "work"
Medical Definition
surgery
noun
sur·gery
ˈsərj-(ə-)rē
plural surgeries
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