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surgicenter

American  
[sur-juh-sen-ter] / ˈsɜr dʒəˌsɛn tər /

noun

Surgery.

  1. a surgical facility, not based in a hospital, where minor surgery is performed on an outpatient basis.

Etymology

Origin of surgicenter

First recorded in 1970–75; surgi(cal) + center

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