surgery


Definition: Meaning of, surgery in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈsəːdʒ(ə)ri /

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surgery surgeries
  1. [uncountable] medical treatment in which a surgeon cuts open your body to repair or remove something inside [↪  operation]
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  2. [uncountable] especially American English the place where operations are done in a hospital [=  operating room AmE [=  theatre British English]
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  3. [countable] British English a place where a doctor or DENTIST gives treatment [=  office American English]
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  4. [uncountable] British English a regular period each day when people can see a doctor or DENTIST [=  office hours American English]
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  5. [countable] British English a special period of time when people can see a MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT to discuss problems
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surgery used in phrases

  • Doctor of Dental Surgery (noun)
    1. a doctor's degree in dental surgery
  • accident surgery (noun)
    1. the branch of medicine that deals with the surgical repair of injuries and wounds arising from accidents
  • bariatric surgery (noun)
    1. surgery on the stomach and/or intestines to help a person with extreme obesity lose weight
  • brain surgery (noun)
    1. any surgical procedure involving the brain
  • cataract surgery (noun)
    1. eye surgery that involves removing all or part of the lens and replacing it with an intraocular lens implant
  • closed-heart surgery (noun)
    1. the chest cavity is not opened heart surgery in which a small incision is made
  • coronary bypass surgery (noun)
    1. open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart
  • cosmetic surgery (noun)
    1. medical operations that improve your appearance after you have been injured, or because you want to look more attractive
  • cyclodestructive surgery (noun)
    1. an eye operation that treats glaucoma by destroying the ciliary body with a laser
  • dental surgery (noun)
    1. the branch of dentistry involving surgical procedures
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