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surgery
surgery
/ˈsɝːdʒɝi/
noun
(surgery) a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
(
surgery
,
surgical operation
,
operation
,
surgical procedure
,
surgical process
,
op
[Informal]
)
(surgery) a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
They will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available
they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available
He died while undergoing surgery
he died while undergoing surgery
A room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations
(
operating room
[ N. American]
,
operating theater
[American]
,
operating theatre
,
OR
[ N. American]
,
surgery
)
a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations
Great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic
great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic
[British]
A room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted
(
surgery
[British]
)
a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted
He read the warning in the doctor's surgery
he read the warning in the doctor's surgery
The branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
(
surgery
)
the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
He is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School
he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School
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