chirurgery

[ kahy-rur-juh-ree ]

/ kaɪˈrɜr dʒə ri /

noun Archaic.

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Origin of chirurgery

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

Words nearby chirurgery

chirren, chirrup, chirrupy, chiru, chirurgeon, chirurgery, chirurgical, chisanbop, chisel, chisel plow, chisel point

Example sentences from the Web for chirurgical

He says they had “some acquaintance with chirurgical operations.”
Dealings With The Dead|A Sexton of the Old School
Skilful men, of the medical and chirurgical profession, were of rare occurrence in the colony.
The Scarlet Letter|Nathaniel Hawthorne
Even with our present chirurgical proficiency, such an operation would be somewhat hazardous.
A World of Wonders|Various
Robert Goldsborough, for many years president of the medical and chirurgical society of Maryland, died at Centreville.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell

I carry about a very troublesome and dangerous complaint, which admits no cure but by the chirurgical knife.
Life Of Johnson, Volume 4 (of 6)|Boswell

Medical definitions for chirurgical

chirurgical

[ kī-rûr′jĭ-kəl ]

adj.

Surgical. No longer in technical use.