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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The upcoming surgery will be to remove a bone spur in his pitching elbow. — Michael Shapiro, SI.com, "Phillies SP Jake Arrieta to Undergo Season-Ending Elbow Surgery," 17 Aug. 2019 Brown has been rehabilitating after undergoing Lisfranc (foot) surgery in January. — Giana Han, baltimoresun.com, "Ravens’ top draft pick Marquise Brown held out of preseason game vs. Packers; Chris Board suffers concussion," 16 Aug. 2019 Since the cancer tends to grow slowly and stay local, according to the NCCN treatment guidelines, surgery is enough to treat most cases, especially when it’s caught early, says the FDA. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "These Breast Implants Have Been Recalled Because of Their Link to a Rare Cancer," 13 Aug. 2019 The 72-year-old man’s initial surgery was to remove a harmless lump in his abdominal wall. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "He said something was stuck in his throat after surgery. The doctors didn’t believe him.," 13 Aug. 2019 Gabe Lloyd is expected to miss the 2019 season after undergoing leg surgery. — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "UW tight end Luke Benzschawel suffers an apparent right-knee injury in practice," 12 Aug. 2019 When the patient is a pain addled 95-year-old person, open heart surgery may not be the best idea . — Mike Oliver | Moliver@al.com, al, "My Vinyl Countdown preparing or the last post -- I need another 30 months," 10 Aug. 2019 But one victim, shot in the chest, bled to death in the E.R. The others survived, but the initial surgeries were just the beginning. — New York Times, "Surgeons Labored to Save the Wounded in El Paso Mass Shooting," 9 Aug. 2019 Drug and chemotherapy regimens to control tumors have gotten so effective, in fact, that in some cases, surgery is no longer necessary. — Alice Park, Time, "Promising Blood Test Could Help to Predict Breast Cancer Recurrence," 8 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
\
\
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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