chirurgery

[ kahy-rur-juh-ree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Archaic.

surgery.

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Other Words From

chi·rurgic chi·rurgi·cal adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chirurgery¹

1350–1400; chirurg(eon) + -ery; replacing Middle English sirurgerie < Middle French cirurgerie < Latin chīrūrg ( ia ) (< Greek cheirourgía; chirurgeon, -ia ) + Old French -erie -ery

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