Surgery is medical treatment in which someone's body is cut open so that a doctor can repair, remove, or replace a diseased or damaged part.
His father has just recovered from heart surgery.
Mr Clark underwent five hours of emergency surgery.
Synonyms: operation, treatment More Synonyms of surgery
2. See also cosmetic surgery, keyhole surgery, plastic surgery
3. countable noun
A surgery is the room or house where a doctor or dentist works.
[British]
Bill was in the doctor's surgery demanding to know what was wrong with him.
regional note: in AM, use doctor's office, dentist's office
4. countable noun [oft with poss]
A doctor's surgery is the period of time each day when a doctor sees patients at his or her surgery.
[British]
His surgery always ends at eleven.
regional note: in AM, use office hours
5. countable noun [usually singular]
In Britain, when someone such as an MP or a local councillor holds a surgery, they go to an office where members of the public can come and talk to them about problems or issues that concern them.
6. countable noun
A surgery is the room in a hospital where surgeons operate on their patients.
[US]regional note: in BRIT, use theatre, operating theatre
surgery in British English
(ˈsɜːdʒərɪ)
nounWord forms: plural-geries
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. British
a place where a doctor, dentist, etc, can be consulted
4. British
an occasion when an MP, lawyer, etc, is available for consultation
5. US and Canadian
an operating theatre where surgical operations are performed
Word origin
C14: via Old French from Latin chirurgia, from Greek kheirurgia, from kheir hand + ergon work
surgery in American English
(ˈsɜrdʒəri)
nounWord forms: pluralˈsurgeries
1.
a.
the treatment of disease, injury, or deformity by manual or instrumental operations, as the removal of diseased parts or tissue by cutting
b.
an operation of this kind
c.
the branch of medicine dealing with this
2.
the operating room of a surgeon or hospital
3. British
a doctor's office
Word origin
ME < OFr cirurgie, contr. of cirurgerie < L chirurgia < Gr cheirourgia, a working with the hands, handicraft, skill < cheir (gen. cheiros), the hand + ergein, to work
Examples of 'surgery' in a sentence
surgery
They make surgery available to people that may not have been able to afford it before.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This treatment is an important advance in heart surgery.
Wallace, Louise M & Bundy, Christine Coping with Angina (1990)
Cosmetic surgery is not just for women.
The Sun (2013)
The joiner had emergency surgery for chest and liver wounds and cuts to vital arteries.
The Sun (2014)
Doctors and surgeries are already planning mergers.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
How does she feel about plastic surgery?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This is particularly true of acute medicine and surgery.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The mechanic needed emergency surgery to remove part of his colon.
The Sun (2010)
She had surgery five times before she was one.
The Sun (2009)
Those who did not visited the surgery three times a year.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We also need to think twice before going to a surgery.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The surgery took place away from her clinic.
The Sun (2016)
This change would require open heart surgery in an adult.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
All it requires is a simple blood test available at all surgeries.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
One hospital patient was wrongly given heart surgery.
The Sun (2013)
Shortly afterwards he suffered a blocked artery and had to have emergency heart surgery.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He slipped into a coma and underwent four hours of brain surgery after the attack a week ago.
The Sun (2010)
Some of the current controversies about surgical treatments have to do with just how much surgery should be done.
Laszlo, John (MD) Understanding Cancer (1987)
The pioneering surgery allowed doctors to map his brain while he was awake to avoid damaging areas controlling movement and speech.
The Sun (2015)
Ten days after surgery, the stitches come out.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
His friend survived the savage attack after life-saving surgery.
The Sun (2008)
Afterwards the pair could not stop laughing about the incident outside the dentist 's surgery in central London.
The Sun (2014)
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surgery
British English: surgery /ˈsɜːdʒərɪ/ NOUN
medical treatmentSurgery is medical treatment which involves cutting open a person's body in order to repair or remove a diseased or damaged part.
She was in good condition after surgery for a broken leg.
American English: surgery operation
Arabic: عَمَلِيَّةٌ جِرَاحِيَّة
Brazilian Portuguese: cirurgia médico
Chinese: 外科手术
Croatian: operacija
Czech: operace chirurgická
Danish: operation
Dutch: operatie
European Spanish: cirugía
Finnish: lääkärin vastaanottotilat
French: cabinet médical
German: Arztpraxis
Greek: εγχείριση
Italian: ambulatorio
Japanese: 手術
Korean: 수술
Norwegian: legekontor
Polish: przychodnia
European Portuguese: cirurgia médico
Romanian: operație chirurgicală
Russian: хирургическое лечение
Latin American Spanish: cirugía
Swedish: läkarmottagning
Thai: การผ่าตัด
Turkish: klinik
Ukrainian: хірургія
Vietnamese: khoa phẫu thuật
British English: surgery /ˈsɜːdʒərɪ/ NOUN
place A surgery is the room or house where a doctor or dentist works.
American English: doctor's office doctor's
Arabic: عِيَادَةُ الطَّبِيب
Brazilian Portuguese: consultório médico
Chinese: 诊所
Croatian: operacijska dvorana
Czech: ordinace
Danish: konsultation
Dutch: behandelkamer
European Spanish: ambulatorio
Finnish: leikkaus lääketieteellinen
French: intervention chirurgicale
German: chirurgischer Eingriff
Greek: ιατρείο
Italian: intervento chirurgico
Japanese: 診療所
Korean: 진료소
Norwegian: kirurgi
Polish: operacja zabieg
European Portuguese: consultório médico
Romanian: sală de operații
Russian: операционная
Latin American Spanish: consultorio
Swedish: operation
Thai: ห้องผ่าตัด
Turkish: ameliyat
Ukrainian: хірургія
Vietnamese: phẫu thuật
All related terms of 'surgery'
day surgery
a system in which a patient comes into hospital for a surgical procedure , has the operation , recovers and is released from hospital in the course of a single day
top surgery
surgery performed on the chest or breasts , esp as part of a gender-reassignment process
heart surgery
surgery carried out on the heart
laser surgery
surgery where a laser beam is used to cut tissue rather than a scalpel . Often used on the eyes to correct short-sighted or long-sighted vision .
LASIK surgery
laser surgery to correct short sight
oral surgery
a branch of dentistry that uses surgical methods to treat disorders and diseases of the teeth , gums , and jaws
surgery hours
the period of time each day when a doctor's surgery or office is open
tree surgery
the treatment of damaged trees by filling cavities , applying braces , etc
bottom surgery
surgery performed on the genitals, esp as part of a gender-reassignment process
dental surgery
a place where a dentist can be consulted
keyhole surgery
Keyhole surgery is a surgical technique in which the surgeon inserts the instruments through small cuts in the patient's body, guided by an image from equipment that has been inserted into the patient's body.
plastic surgery
Plastic surgery is the practice of performing operations to repair or replace skin which has been damaged , or to improve people's appearance .
cosmetic surgery
Cosmetic surgery is surgery done to make a person look more attractive .
doctor's surgery
A doctor's surgery is the same as a → doctor's office .
elective surgery
when someone chooses to have an operation which is not absolutely medically necessary
orthopedic surgery
surgery concerned with disorders of the spine and joints and the repair of deformities of these parts
open-heart surgery
surgical repair of the heart during which the blood circulation is often maintained mechanically
orthognathic surgery
the surgical correction of deformities or malpositions of the jaw
orthopaedic surgery
surgery concerned with disorders of the spine and joints and the repair of deformities of these parts
reconstructive surgery
reconstructive surgery involves rebuilding a part of someone's body because it has been badly damaged , or because the person wants to change its shape
spare-part surgery
surgical replacement of defective or damaged organs by transplant or insertion of artificial devices
cryosurgery
surgery involving the local destruction of tissues by quick freezing for therapeutic benefit