Surgery (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural sur·ger·ies for 3-5.
  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. a doctor's or dentist's office or office hours.
noun 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. 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
Surgery (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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