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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John underwent nine major surgeries and four rounds of chemotherapy - working full-time through it all.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 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
But even after the surgeries, Auggie never really ate or talked or closed his mouth all the way like me and Zack and Alex did.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
