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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations

[ English

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[ Etymology

From Old French surgerie, contracted form of cirurgie, from Latin chirurgia, from Ancient Greek χειρουργία, from χείρ "hand" + έργον "work".

[ Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈsɜːdʒəri/

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[ Noun

Singular surgery

Plural surgeries

surgery (plural surgeries)

1. (medicine) A procedure involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body.

   Many times surgery is necessary to prevent cancer from spreading.

2. (medicine) Medical specialty related to the performance of surgical procedures.
3. An room or department where surgery is performed.

   I would discuss hospital policy to you more, but I’m wanted in surgery.

4. (UK) A doctor's consulting room.

   I dropped in on the surgery as I was passing to pick up my prescription.

5. (UK) Any arrangement where people arrive and wait for an interview with certain people, similar to a doctor's surgery.

   Our MP will be holding a surgery in the village hall on Tuesday.

[ Synonyms

• operation (1)
• operating room (3)
• theatre

[ Derived terms

• surgeon
• surgical
• meatball surgery

[ Translations

procedure involving major incisions

Czech: operace cs(cs) f. Dutch: operatie f. Finnish: leikkaus fi(fi) Greek: χειρουργική f. (khirurgiki), εγχείρηση f. (enkhirisi) Hungarian: operáció hu(hu), műtét hu(hu)

Japanese: 手術 ja(ja) (shujutsu) Polish: operacja pl(pl) f. Portuguese: operação pt(pt) f. Russian: опреация (op'erácija) f. Spanish: operación es(es) f.

medical specialty

Dutch: heelkunde nl(nl) f., chirurgie nl(nl) f. Finnish: kirurgia fi(fi) Greek: χειρουργική (khirurgiki) f.

Hungarian: sebészet hu(hu) Japanese: 外科 ja(ja) (geka) Spanish: cirugía es(es) f.

room or department where surgery is performed

Czech: chirurgie cs(cs) f. Dutch: operatiekamer nl(nl) c. Finnish: leikkaussali (room), kirurginen osasto (dept) Greek: χειρουργείο n. (khirurgio)

Hungarian: műtő hu(hu) Japanese: 手術室 ja(ja) (shujutsu-sitsu) Russian: опреационная (op'eraciónnaja) f. room, хирургическое отделение (χirurgíčeskoje otd'el'énije) n.

doctor's consulting room

Dutch: spreekkamer nl(nl) Finnish: vastaanotto fi(fi), vastaanottohuone fi(fi)

Greek: ιατρείο el(el) (iatrio) n.

any consulting room

Finnish: vastaanottohuone fi(fi)