surgery
noun
sur·​gery
| \ ˈsərj-rē
, ˈsər-jə-\
, ˈsər-jə-\
plural surgeries
Definition of surgery
1
: a branch of medicine concerned with diseases and conditions requiring or amenable to operative or manual procedures
2
: alterations made as if by surgery
literary surgery
3a
British
: a physician's or dentist's office
b
: a room or area where surgery is performed
Examples of surgery in a Sentence
He's a specialist in brain surgery.
The doctor has recommended surgery.
He has recently undergone surgery on his shoulder.
a doctor who has performed many surgeries
The patient was taken directly to surgery.
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Combs did not end up permanently using a wheelchair but required surgery, bed rest and therapy for eight months before she was granted a full medical release. — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, "Late Mythbusters Star Jessi Combs Almost Lost Her Life in Freak Accident 12 Years Ago," 29 Aug. 2019 The accident should have left her wheelchair bound; but instead, after surgery, bed rest, therapy, eight months and a little help from God, Jessi was granted full medical release. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Jessi Combs Knew the Risks of Land Speed Racing. She Chased Greatness Anyway.," 28 Aug. 2019 Until recent decades, they were prescribed largely for pain for patients with cancer, at the end of their lives, or with acute pain, such as after surgery. — CBS News, "What lies ahead following the Oklahoma Johnson & Johnson ruling," 27 Aug. 2019 Return of Keith Smith: The incumbent fullback and a core special teams player, Smith missed much of the Napa portion of training camp after an off-season knee injury during a workout required minor surgery. — Jerry Mcdonald, The Mercury News, "Raiders beat Packers in an 80-yard war in Winnipeg," 22 Aug. 2019 And Craig himself was sidelined for weeks following a stunt injury suffered in Jamaica that required minor surgery on his ankle. — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, "Daniel Craig's next James Bond film finally gets its official (and deadly) title," 20 Aug. 2019 JR Waters made some plays on special teams before a foot injury that required surgery sidelined him 4-6 weeks and Lance Wilhoite has been coping with a hamstring injury but is contending for time as an outside receiver. — James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive.com, "Which Oregon freshmen are standing out through 2 weeks of fall camp?," 18 Aug. 2019 Four games in, Beckham suffered a season-ending broken ankle that required surgery. — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com, "Baker Mayfield, Odell Beckham, Nick Chubb and other Browns starters rest vs. Colts; Garrett Gilbert starts," 17 Aug. 2019 Daniels, who signed a one-year deal with the Lions last month, missed six games in the 2018 season with a foot injury that required surgery and kept him out of offseason workouts with his old team the Green Bay Packers. — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, "Brotherly love: Moore twins back together at Lions-Texans joint practices," 15 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'surgery.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for surgery
surgery
noun
English Language Learners Definition of surgery
: medical treatment in which a doctor cuts into someone's body in order to repair or remove damaged or diseased parts
chiefly US
: the area in a hospital where surgery is performed
British
: a place where a doctor or dentist treats people
See the full definition for surgery in the English Language Learners Dictionary
surgery
noun
sur·​gery
| \ ˈsər-jə-rē
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\
plural surgeries
Kids Definition of surgery
: medical treatment (as of disease, injury, or physical abnormality) that involves cutting into the body usually to expose internal parts
She had surgery to remove her appendix.
surgery
noun
sur·​gery
| \ ˈsərj-(ə-)rē
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plural surgeries
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