surgery

 
Pronunciation: /ˈsəːdʒ(ə)ri/

noun (plural surgeries)

  • 1 [mass noun] the treatment of injuries or disorders of the body by incision or manipulation, especially with instruments: cardiac surgery he had surgery on his ankle
  • 2British a place where a doctor, dentist, or other medical practitioner treats or advises patients.
  • [in singular] an occasion on which such treatment or consultation occurs: Doctor Bailey had finished his evening surgery
  • an occasion on which an MP, lawyer, or other professional person gives advice.

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French surgerie, contraction of serurgerie, from serurgien (see surgeon)