chirurgery

[ kahy-rur-juh-ree ]

/ kaɪˈrɜr dʒə ri /

noun Archaic.

Nearby words

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

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

Related forms

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

Examples 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