sur‧ge‧ry S2 W2 /ˈsɜːdʒəri $ ˈsɜːr-/ noun (plural surgeries)
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: cirurgie, from Latin, from Greek cheirourgia, from cheirourgos 'working with the hand', from cheir 'hand' + ergon 'work']

1. [uncountable] medical treatment in which a surgeon cuts open your body to repair or remove something inside ⇒ operation
surgery on
She required surgery on her right knee.
surgery for
He underwent surgery for lung cancer.
in surgery
She was in surgery for two hours Thursday. ⇒ cosmetic surgery, plastic surgery

2. [uncountable] especially American English the place where operations are done in a hospital Synonym : operating room American English, theatre British English:
Dr. Hanson is in surgery.

3. [countable] British English a place where a doctor or dentist gives treatment Synonym : office American English

4. [uncountable] British English a regular period each day when people can see a doctor or dentist Synonym : office hours American English:
Surgery is from 9 am to 1 pm on weekdays.

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
noun
I. medical treatment
ADJ. major, radical | minor | extensive | further | successful, unsuccessful | keyhole, laser | invasive One of his specialities is minimally invasive surgery.
elective, emergency, experimental, exploratory, remedial They discussed whether patients should have to pay for all elective surgery.
cosmetic, plastic | general | abdominal, brain, bypass, cardiac, gastric, heart, knee, open-heart, orthopaedic, paediatric
VERB + SURGERY have, undergo She had minor surgery on her knee.
perform He has been performing heart surgery for ten years.
need, require
PREP. after/before/during ~ She felt weak for six months after undergoing major abdominal surgery.
~ for emergency surgery for a twisted gut
~ to After the accident, she needed extensive plastic surgery to her face.

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surgery
II. place/time a doctor/dentist sees patients
ADJ. open | afternoon, evening, morning | dental, doctor's, GP's, veterinary
VERB + SURGERY do, have, hold I'll do morning surgery, if you like. We only have a morning surgery. He holds surgery from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
attend, go to those attending the doctor's surgery with physical symptoms I'll have to go to the surgery to pick up the prescription.
SURGERY + NOUN hours
PREP. in a/the ~ Dr Smith isn't in the surgery today.

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surgery

have surgery
Leslie had surgery on her toe last year.
undergo surgery formal (=have surgery)
He underwent surgery to remove a bullet from his chest.
There are risks if you choose to undergo surgery.
do/carry out surgery (also perform surgery formal)
A San Antonio doctor has volunteered to perform the surgery at no cost.
need surgery (also require surgery formal)
He is likely to need surgery in the near future.
successful
The surgery was successful and he’s recovering well.
major/minor surgery
He will require major surgery to remove the lump.
The President will undergo minor surgery today to remove a small growth from his finger.
heart/knee/brain etc surgery
She is now fit again after knee surgery.
emergency surgery (=done quickly, in an emergency)
The teenager underwent emergency surgery after a bullet pierced her lung.
cosmetic/plastic surgery (=surgery to improve someone’s appearance)
More and more people are choosing to have plastic surgery.
laser surgery (=surgery done using a laser)
The doctor suggested laser surgery to improve her sight.
keyhole surgery (=surgery done through a very small hole in the skin)
The operation will be done using keyhole surgery.
elective surgery formal (=surgery that is not necessary, but you choose to have)
There are often long waiting times for elective surgery.

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operation noun [countable] the process of cutting into someone’s body to repair or remove a part that is damaged:
He had an operation to remove a blood clot from his brain.
procedure noun [countable] an operation performed in a particular way on a particular part of the body. Procedure is used especially in medical English, for example by doctors and people who work in hospitals. In everyday English people usually say operation:
a common surgical procedure
The procedure normally only takes a few minutes.
transplant noun [countable] an operation to remove an organ from one person’s body and put it into another person’s body:
There is a shortage of donors for heart transplants.
She had to have a kidney transplant.
surgery noun [uncountable] medical treatment involving an operation:
She required surgery on her right knee.
He was taken in for surgery.
plastic surgery noun [uncountable] surgery to improve someone’s appearance:
The singer has just had plastic surgery on her nose.
bypass noun [countable] an operation to make someone’s blood flow past a part of their heart that is blocked or damaged, often using a vein that has been removed from another part of their body:
He went into hospital for a triple heart bypass.
skin graft an operation to repair an area of skin that has been badly damaged, especially using skin from another part of someone’s body:
Her leg was severely burned and may require a skin graft.

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