chirurgery

[ kahy-rur-juh-ree ]

nounArchaic.

Origin of chirurgery

1
1350–1400; chirurg(eon) + -ery; replacing Middle English sirurgerie<Middle French cirurgerie<Latin chīrūrg(ia) (<Greek cheirourgía;see chirurgeon, -ia) + Old French -erie-ery

Other words from chirurgery

  • chi·rur·gic, chi·rur·gi·cal, adjective

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How to use chirurgery in a sentence

  • He was introduced into her chamber, where he found the whole chirurgical apparatus ready.

  • I carry about a very troublesome and dangerous complaint, which admits no cure but by the chirurgical knife.

  • We waited with impatience this strange chirurgical operation, which was to be performed with a nail and a hammer.

  • He says they had “some acquaintance with chirurgical operations.”

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  • Even with our present chirurgical proficiency, such an operation would be somewhat hazardous.