surgery
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
surgery/ˈsɜːʤəri/
▶noun (pl. surgeries)
- 1 the branch of medicine concerned with treatment of bodily injuries or disorders by incision or manipulation, especially with instruments.
- 2 Brit. a place where a medical practitioner treats or advises patients.
- 3 Brit. an occasion on which an MP, lawyer, or other professional person gives advice.
'surgery' also found in these Oxford entries:
abdominoplasty
- ablation
- ablative
- amputate
- amputee
- anastomose
- anastomosis
- angioplasty
- appendectomy
- arthrodesis
- autograft
- BDS
- bistoury
- bite
- blepharoplasty
- bougie
- breast implant
- BS
- burr
- bypass
- Caesar
- Caesarean
- Caesarean section
- cannula
- cannulate
- catgut
- Cesarean
- ChB
- ChM
- cholecystectomy
- circumcision
- clinic
- clitoridectomy
- colectomy
- collodion
- colostomy
- conservative
- cosmetic
- craniotomy
- cryosurgery
- C-section
- curettage
- curette
- cystectomy
- cysto-
- cystoscope
- cystotomy
- day surgery
- decorticate
- dehisce
