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surgery

Syllabification: (sur·ger·y)
Pronunciation: /ˈsərjərē/

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Definition of surgery

noun (plural surgeries)

  • 1the 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 medical treatment or consultation occurs:Doctor Bailey had finished his evening surgery

Origin:

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

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