surgery

sur·gery

noun \ˈsərj-rē, ˈsər-jə-\

plural sur·ger·ies

Definition of SURGERY

1

: a branch of medicine concerned with diseases and conditions requiring or amenable to operative or manual procedures

2

: alterations made as if by surgery <literary surgery>

3

a British : a physician's or dentist's office b : a room or area where surgery is performed

4

a : the work done by a surgeon b : operation

Examples of SURGERY

1. He's a specialist in brain surgery.
2. The doctor has recommended surgery.
3. He has recently undergone surgery on his shoulder.
4. a doctor who has performed many surgeries
5. The patient was taken directly to surgery.

Origin of SURGERY

Middle English surgerie, from Anglo-French cirurgerie, surgerie, from Latin chirurgia, from Greek cheirourgia, from cheirourgos surgeon, from cheirourgos doing by hand, from cheir hand + ergon work — more at chir-, work

First Known Use: 14th century

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Rhymes with SURGERY

perjury