surgery

[ sur-juh-ree ]

noun

, plural sur·ger·ies

1. the art, practice, or work of treating diseases, injuries, or deformities by manual or operative procedures.
2. the branch of medicine concerned with such treatment.
3. treatment, as an operation, performed by a surgeon.
4. a room or place for surgical operations.
5. British. a doctor's or dentist's office or office hours.

surgery

/ ˈsɜːdʒərɪ /

noun

1. the branch of medicine concerned with treating disease, injuries, etc, by means of manual or operative procedures, esp by incision into the body
2. the performance of such procedures by a surgeon
3. a place where a doctor, dentist, etc, can be consulted
4. an occasion when an MP, lawyer, etc, is available for consultation
5. an operating theatre where surgical operations are performed

Other Words From

• pre·surger·y adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of surgery¹

1250–1300; Middle English surgerie < Old French cirurgerie chirurgery

Word History and Origins

Origin of surgery¹

C14: via Old French from Latin chirurgia, from Greek kheirurgia, from kheir hand + ergon work

Example Sentences

Then he rushed for 120 and 125 yards in his first two games after the surgery, proving his claim that when he’s healthy, he’s one of the league’s best running backs.

From Los Angeles Times

He went on to serve as a professor of surgery at Columbia University.

From Los Angeles Times

The Caledon native needed a number of serious surgeries on his leg.

From BBC

PAs can work in GP surgeries and hospitals.

From BBC

It is particularly necessary in patients who present with both syringomyelia and headaches, though some patients continue to experience effects despite surgery.

From Science Daily