chirurgery
[ kahy-rur-juh-ree ]
Origin of chirurgery
11350–1400; 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.
Memoirs of Miss Sidney Biddulph | Frances SheridanI carry about a very troublesome and dangerous complaint, which admits no cure but by the chirurgical knife.
Life Of Johnson, Volume 4 (of 6) | BoswellWe waited with impatience this strange chirurgical operation, which was to be performed with a nail and a hammer.
Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China | Evariste Regis HucHe says they had “some acquaintance with chirurgical operations.”
Dealings With The Dead | A Sexton of the Old SchoolEven with our present chirurgical proficiency, such an operation would be somewhat hazardous.
A World of Wonders | Various
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