surgery
noun
the art, practice, or work of treating diseases, injuries, or deformities by manual or operative procedures.
surgeries
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pluralof surgery.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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New blood tests designed to check for multiple cancers in one go will be offered to NHS patients in some 200 GP surgeries in England as part of a trial.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
As I drove back to my newly remediated home in the fire-ravaged Palisades, I considered how differently these two knee surgeries were.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
A generation ago, nurses might have worked in a ward of patients recovering from routine surgeries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
There are several types of surgeries for the most serious cases, including thrombectomies, which are minimally invasive.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Lister worried about the high number of hospital patients who died after undergoing surgeries such as leg amputations or repair of deep knife gashes.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
