the branch of medicine that deals with diseases and conditions by requiring or amenable to operative or manipulative procedures
the work done by a surgeon
a surgical operation
Brit a place where a doctor or dentist treats patients
Brit a session at which a lawyer, MP, or other professional person is available for usu informal consultation
[Middle English surgerie via French cirurgie, surgerie and Latin chirurgia, ultimately from Greek cheirourgia, from cheirourgos working with the hand, from cheir hand + ergon work]