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surgery

[ sur-juh-ree ]
/ ˈsɜr dʒə ri /
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noun, plural sur·ger·ies for 3-5.
the art, practice, or work of treating diseases, injuries, or deformities by manual or operative procedures.
the branch of medicine concerned with such treatment.
treatment, as an operation, performed by a surgeon.
a room or place for surgical operations.
British. a doctor's or dentist's office or office hours.
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Origin of surgery

1250–1300; Middle English surgerie<Old French cirurgeriechirurgery

OTHER WORDS FROM surgery

pre·sur·ger·y, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for surgery

surgery
/ (ˈsɜːdʒərɪ) /

noun plural -geries
the branch of medicine concerned with treating disease, injuries, etc, by means of manual or operative procedures, esp by incision into the body
the performance of such procedures by a surgeon
British a place where a doctor, dentist, etc, can be consulted
British an occasion when an MP, lawyer, etc, is available for consultation
US and Canadian an operating theatre where surgical operations are performed

Word Origin for surgery

C14: via Old French from Latin chirurgia, from Greek kheirurgia, from kheir hand + ergon work
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