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noun, plural -ger·ies for 3–5.

the art, practice, or work of treating diseases, injuries, or deformities by manual or operative procedures.

the branch of medicine concerned with such treatment.

treatment, as an operation, performed by a surgeon.

a room or place for surgical operations.

British. a doctor's or dentist's office or office hours.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English surgerie < Old French cirurgerie chirurgery

Related forms

pre·sur·ger·y, adjective

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Perry underwent surgery early this month to correct what his aides describe as a recurring back ailment.

Awake surgery is cosmetic surgery without general anesthesia.

Your chances of surviving heart surgery depend largely on where the operation is performed.

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Perry underwent surgery early this month to correct what his aides describe as a recurring back ailment.

Awake surgery is cosmetic surgery without general anesthesia.

Your chances of surviving heart surgery depend largely on where the operation is performed.

Nearly half could be helped by a procedure that's become routine in many nations-cataract surgery.

For many people, the knife isn't the scary part of surgery.

Which is why everybody likes a wedding more than a funeral, or chocolate more than gum surgery.

Cutting into someone's chest to perform heart surgery is not yet an accepted medical practice.

Everyone knows what cosmetic surgery does to actors.

If cosmetic surgery makes you queasy, you've been warned.

It created an equilibrium where some women felt plastic surgery was necessary to feel attractive.

Eventually, surgery is needed to keep urine from being completely shut off.

And, the former group can recover from surgery without major scarring.

Nicholson paid for the surgery that restored her sight.

Cowboys with knives vie for a new record in the cobra rope simulated bowel surgery.

In severe cases, surgery may be needed to open blocked blood vessels.

Surgery on beating hearts is also beginning to look possible.

Getting a good look at the condition of a live human heart was once impossible without invasive surgery.

One method: infusing cells from organ donors into recipients weeks before surgery.

Her work was crucial in the development of x-rays in surgery.

The surgery has never been attempted and no anesthetic exists to ward off the searing pain of all that cutting.

Carotid artery surgery is a procedure to restore proper blood flow to the brain.

The first was to remove the cancerous cells by surgery.

Armstrong was diagnosed with cancer and underwent surgery and chemotherapy.

Because they can survive indefinitely, there should be no need for repeated surgery.

But this is not the only case of pig tissue being used in orthopedic surgery.

Retinal detachment repair is eye surgery to place a detached retina back into its normal position.

And if the leads fail, removing them may require major surgery.

They even did exploratory surgery to look for a blockage.

Like people, mice sometimes show signs of general confusion and memory loss after surgery.

If you've been paying attention for a while, you know that cosmetic surgery creeps me out.

After a mastectomy, some women choose to have cosmetic surgery to recreate their breast.

Its emissions of mercury are now less than those from a dentist's surgery.

Surgery is required to fix the injury, often at the cost of the dogs' sight.

The great fear was what the side effects of the surgery might be.

Emphysema sufferers hoping for relief often face painful surgery that's more than their bodies can withstand.

Surgery for ovarian cancer uses laparotomy, a major abdominal operation.

Some epileptics who don't respond to drugs undergo brain surgery.

Doctors often disagree about the best course of treatment and overestimate the benefits of surgery while downplaying the risks.

If you're getting surgery on a body part you regularly shave, allow the stubble to grow in for a few days before the procedure.

Hemorrhoid surgery is often done in an outpatient clinic or your doctor's office, with little or no anesthesia.

I've recently returned to work after a month of medical leave following major surgery.

But it could help to determine how best to carry out corrective surgery.

One man's experience with cognitive impairment after open-heart surgery.

Lung surgery is surgery to repair or remove lung tissue.

The only option was surgery as the gallbladder was completely full of stones.

No self-respecting family leaves the doctor's surgery without a multiple prescription for drugs to treat even.

After surgery and four months of recovery, he returned to the.

In this video, surgeons perform brain surgery to remove a large tumor caused by tuberculosis, called a tuberculoma.

Brain surgery is a procedure to treat problems in the brain and the surrounding structures.

Hardin recently had surgery for a malignant tumor behind an eye.

Apollo is convinced it can be adapted even to heart surgery.

See how some men-for vanity's sake-are augmenting their bodies through plastic surgery.

Sutures, surgical needles and wound-closing adhesives play a crucial role in recovering from surgery.

Ten years ago, actresses had surgery to help their careers.

My domestic partner woke up from abdominal surgery with a corneal abrasion that somehow occurred during the surgery.

Finite supply remains the main drawback of this sort of transplant surgery.

Castro handed power to his brother last week to undergo emergency intestinal surgery.

Surgery often interrupts blood flow to the area being treated, sometimes damaging tissue.

Five years ago my sister had caterac surgery first in one eye then the other, after the second eye was done, she lost her vision.

How low-temperature surgery could kick-start the cryo game.

Though still considered experimental, bariatric surgery is fast becoming the next front in the battle against pediatric obesity.

Also, you want to be aware of the risks if you do delay a simple day surgery proceedure and weigh the benefits in your own case.

He was kicked to the ground and stabbed, and needed ten hours of surgery.

When surgery is needed, the traditional solution is to graft tissue from the patient's stomach or intestine onto the bladder.

Doing surgery in a tent on a tropical island is harder work than you'd think.

Can't fix it without surgery but wear a toe seperator.

Researchers investigate a new treatment for liver cancer that could help patients too sick for traditional surgery.

Heart valve surgery is used to repair or replace diseased heart valves.

The woman's injuries were described as critical, and she was undergoing surgery at a hospital later in the day.

But delaying essential surgery is not a good idea either.

The supermodel is having more surgery as doctors struggle to repair internal injuries caused by a car accident.

My sister went to pieces when her son had to have some relatively minor surgery on his leg.

Afflicted individuals might suffer problems from clots during high-risk procedures such as surgery and childbirth.

Cosmetic breast surgery may be done at an outpatient surgery clinic or in a hospital.

Dey appeared to take on a renewed zest for life about nine years ago, after successful surgery for a brain tumor.

He developed chronic sinusitis, and needed to get surgery to clean the infection.

Knee microfracture surgery is a common procedure used to repair damaged knee cartilage.

My sister came right away and stayed with her through a surgery to pin her leg together and initial rehabilitation.

Ethicists have begun to question whether it is necessary for a patient to be fully dead before beginning transplant surgery.

Aortic valve surgery is done to replace the aortic valve in your heart.

One young woman requires reconstructive surgery on her hand.

Physicians use heparin to prevent blood clots after surgery and to treat clots that cause heart attacks.

Exploratory surgery has given way to robot cameras and high-resolution imaging.

Knee joint replacement is surgery to replace a knee joint with an artificial joint.

Hospitals charge for the exact number of staples used during surgery.

After surgery and four months of recovery, he returned to the sport and currently ranks among the world's best.

The surgery required to implant the probes and the possibility that implants might not stay in place made this approach risky.

Representing something as delicate as surgery is a tad more challenging than building inspection.

Koch underwent surgery to repair a hernia yesterday, his spokesman said.

Eyes are a specialty-he has illustrated eye surgery with detailed examinations of the layers of cells in the retina.

The tumor is currently positioned against his brain, making it difficult for doctors to perform the surgery.

At stake is a product that could revolutionize emergency medical treatment and surgery.

Large bowel resection is surgery to remove all or part of your large bowel.

Surgery was unsuccessful, and the woman died of organ failure.

Now everybody wants a surgery room in their bathroom or kitchen.

Mitral valve surgery is surgery to either repair or replace the mitral valve in your heart.

It'll be interesting to see a comparison of the results to those of the surgery.

Hip fracture surgery is done to repair a break in the upper part of the thigh bone.

Welsh's spinal cord escaped damage, and doctors decided to let the wound heal without surgery.

Laser surgery is a medical procedure that uses laser light to remove diseased tissues or treat bleeding blood vessels.

Paterson underwent surgery to relieve sharp pain that doctors determined was caused by glaucoma.

Sakharov, does not require surgery to correct her heart problems and will be treated with drugs.

Small bowel resection is surgery to remove part or all of your small bowel.

In fact, such so-called medicinal leeches are standard tools for preventing blood clotting after reconstructive surgery.

Mitral valve surgery is surgery that can either repair or replace the mitral valve in your heart.

Revascularization surgery helps to restore blood flow to the heart.

Open gallbladder removal is surgery to remove the gallbladder that uses an open surgical cut instead of a scope.

Having surgery to remove cataracts has its risks, but the deceptively simple operation can be life changing.

Pectus excavatum repair is surgery to correct pectus excavatum.

Kidney removal, or nephrectomy, is surgery to remove all or part of a kidney.

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World English Dictionary

surgery (ˈsɜːdʒərɪ)

—n , pl -geries
1.	the branch of medicine concerned with treating disease, injuries, etc, by means of manual or operative procedures, esp by incision into the body
2.	the performance of such procedures by a surgeon
3.	(Brit) a place where a doctor, dentist, etc, can be consulted
4.	(Brit) an occasion when an MP, lawyer, etc, is available for consultation
5.	(US), (Canadian) an operating theatre where surgical operations are performed

[C14: via Old French from Latin chirurgia, from Greek kheirurgia, from kheir hand + ergon work]

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Medical Dictionary

surgery sur·ger·y (sûr'jə-rē)
n.

The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of injury, deformity, and disease by manual and instrumental means.
A surgical operation or procedure, especially one involving the removal or replacement of a diseased organ or tissue.
An operating room or a laboratory of a surgeon or of a hospital's surgical staff.
The skill or work of a surgeon.

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