Dictionary

surgery en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈsɝ.d͡ʒə.ɹi/ (General-American)
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/ˈsɜː.d͡ʒə.ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-ōr Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *worǵós Proto-Hellenic *-worgós Ancient Greek -ουργός (-ourgós) Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek χειρουργέω (kheirourgéō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek χειρουργίᾱ̆ (kheirourgíā̆)bor. Latin chīrūrgiader. Old French surgie Old French surgeriebor. Middle English surgerie English surgery From Middle English surgerie, from Old French surgerie, from Latin chirurgia, from Ancient Greek χειρουργία (kheirourgía), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”). Doublet of chirurgy.

Meanings

(uncountable, usually) The act or process of medical intervention involving incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body; an instance of this process (a procedure).
- When performed poorly, a labiaplasty — a procedure to reduce the size of the labia minora, and one of the fastest-growing cosmetic surgeries worldwide — can also damage nerves, leading to genital pain and loss of sexual sensation. 2022 October 17, Rachel E. Gross, “Half the World Has a Clitoris. Why Don’t Doctors Study It?”, in The New York Times:
- Surgery is often necessary to prevent cancer from spreading.
(countable, uncountable) The medical specialty related to the performance of surgical procedures.
(countable, uncountable) A room or department where surgery is performed.
- The physician's proper place was in the library, not in the surgery. 2006, Philip Ball, The Devil's Doctor, Arrow, published 2007, page 51:
(UK, countable, uncountable) A doctor's office; a clinic.
- I dropped in on the surgery as I was passing to show the doctor my hemorrhoids.
(UK, countable, uncountable) A medical practitioner’s office hours.
- Surgery is from six to seven o’clock. If you wanted to bring a dog in, that would be your best time. 1972, James Herriot, All Creatures Great and Small:
(UK, countable, uncountable) Any arrangement where people arrive and wait for an interview with certain people, particularly a politician. cf. clinic.
- Our MP will be holding a surgery in the village hall on Tuesday.
(countable, qualifier:bankruptcy, slang, uncountable) A pre-packaged bankruptcy or "quick bankruptcy".
(countable, uncountable) The production of a manifold by removing parts of one manifold and replacing them with corresponding parts of others.
(broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable) Drastic changes made to anything.
- The C# compiler evidently performs some major surgery on your code each time you use the await keyword. 2019, Ian Griffiths, Programming C# 8.0: Build Cloud, Web, and Desktop Applications, page 716:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
surgeries	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Synonyms

operation (procedure) · bright lights and cold steel (site of surgical operations) · operating theatre (site of surgical operations) · office (doctor's office) · operating room (site of surgical operations) · theatre (site of surgical operations) · bright lights and cold steel (procedure)

Translations (230)

nb operasjon (procedure involving major incisions) · el χειρουργείο (procedure involving major incisions) · sk operácia (procedure involving major incisions) · ajp عَمَلِيَّة (procedure involving major incisions) · fi vastaanotto (any consulting room) · sv operationssal (room or department where surgery is performed) · pl operacja (procedure involving major incisions) · ga máinliacht (medical specialty) · es consultorio (any consulting room) · is uppskurður (procedure involving major incisions) · pt consultório (doctor's consulting room) · cs chirurgie (room or department where surgery is performed) · sv kirurgi (medical specialty) · he כִירוּרְגְּיָה (medical specialty) · fi kirurginen osasto (room or department where surgery is performed) · id ilmu bedah (medical specialty) · es consulta (doctor's consulting room) · it operazione (procedure involving major incisions) · ka ქირურგია (medical specialty) · el ιατρείο (doctor's consulting room) · ca operació (procedure involving major incisions) · ko 외과학 (medical specialty) · it sala operatoria (room or department where surgery is performed) · pt operação (procedure involving major incisions) · cy llawfeddygaeth (medical specialty) · hi शल्यचिकित्सा (medical specialty) · ta அறுவை சிகிச்சை (procedure involving major incisions) · ca quiròfan (room or department where surgery is performed) · tl palatistisan (procedure involving major incisions) · fi vastaanottohuone (doctor's consulting room) · lt operacija (procedure involving major incisions) · sl operacija (procedure involving major incisions) · hu iroda (any consulting room) · bg ле́карски кабине́т (doctor's consulting room) · de Chirurgie (medical specialty) · ca cirurgia (procedure involving major incisions) · hu fogadóhelyiség (any consulting room) · mh bukwabok (procedure involving major incisions) · fa جراحی (procedure involving major incisions) · nl operatiekamer (room or department where surgery is performed) · oc cirurgia (medical specialty) · id pembedahan (procedure involving major incisions) · tr şirürji (room or department where surgery is performed) · tr ameliyathane (room or department where surgery is performed) · ko 수술 (procedure involving major incisions) · ko 외과 (medical specialty) · ru опера́ция (procedure involving major incisions) · sc chirurgia (procedure involving major incisions) · cs chirurgický zákrok (procedure involving major incisions) · fi vastaanottohuone (any consulting room) · cy llawfeddygwaith (procedure involving major incisions) · hu rendelő (doctor's consulting room) · es consulta (any consulting room) · hy վիրաբուժություն (medical specialty) · es cirugía (medical specialty) · pt cirurgia (medical specialty) · fi leikkaussali (room or department where surgery is performed) · fr opération (procedure involving major incisions) · ps جراحي (medical specialty) · hu műtő (room or department where surgery is performed) · lo ສັນລະຍະສາດ (medical specialty) · el χειρουργική (medical specialty) · ga lialann (doctor's consulting room) · km សល្យសាស្ត្រ (medical specialty) · et kirurgia (medical specialty) · mi hāparatanga (procedure involving major incisions) · ta அறுவை அரங்கு (room or department where surgery is performed) · be апера́цыя (procedure involving major incisions) · sk chirurgia (medical specialty) · fi leikkaus (procedure involving major incisions) · gl operación (procedure involving major incisions) · ga obráid (procedure involving major incisions) · nl heelkunde (medical specialty) · nl operatie (procedure involving major incisions) · sh опера́ција (procedure involving major incisions) · cmn 手術 /手术 (procedure involving major incisions) · mi hāparaparatanga (procedure involving major incisions) · tr cerrahi (medical specialty) · lt chirurgija (medical specialty) · ta மருத்துவக் காண்பகம் (doctor's consulting room) · ms pembedahan (medical specialty) · nb kirurgi (medical specialty) · th ศัลยศาสตร์ (medical specialty) · sq kirurgji (medical specialty) · hu ügyfélfogadás (any arrangement where people arrive and wait for an interview with certain people, particularly a politician) · uk лі́карський кабіне́т (doctor's consulting room) · mk хирургија (medical specialty) · eo kirurgio (medical specialty) · ca cirurgia (medical specialty) · fi kirurgia (medical specialty) · ta அறுவை சிகிச்சை அரங்கு (room or department where surgery is performed) · it intervento chirurgico (procedure involving major incisions) · id operasi (procedure involving major incisions) · hy վիրահատություն (procedure involving major incisions) · ur جراحی (procedure involving major incisions) · is uppskurður (medical specialty) · sl kirurgija (medical specialty) · ky хирургия (medical specialty) · it operazione chirurgica (procedure involving major incisions) · cs operace (procedure involving major incisions) · yi כירורגיע (room or department where surgery is performed) · vi ngoại khoa (medical specialty) · cmn 外科 (room or department where surgery is performed) · mi whare rata (doctor's consulting room) · hu operáció (procedure involving major incisions) · km ការវះកាត់ (procedure involving major incisions) · pl gabinet lekarski (doctor's consulting room) · fa جراحی (medical specialty) · th ศัลยกรรม (procedure involving major incisions) · ta அறுவை சிகிச்சை (medical specialty) · la chīrurgia (procedure involving major incisions) · es operación (procedure involving major incisions) · mr शस्त्रक्रिया (procedure involving major incisions) · bg операцио́нна (room or department where surgery is performed) · cs lékařský zákrok (procedure involving major incisions) · sh hirùrgija (medical specialty) · ko 수술실 (room or department where surgery is performed) · tr cerrahlık (medical specialty) · de Operationssaal (room or department where surgery is performed) · cy meddygfa (doctor's consulting room) · pt consultório (any consulting room) · ro operație (procedure involving major incisions) · ast operación (procedure involving major incisions) · pl chirurgia (medical specialty) · lt operacinė (room or department where surgery is performed) · ca consultori (doctor's consulting room) · ga cur faoi scian (procedure involving major incisions) · hu sebészet (medical specialty) · hu tárgyalóterem (any consulting room) · tr muayenehane (doctor's consulting room) · az cərrahiyyə (medical specialty) · id kamar bedah (room or department where surgery is performed) · fr cabinet (doctor's consulting room) · yi אָפּעראַציע (procedure involving major incisions) · uk хірургі́я (medical specialty) · de Operation (procedure involving major incisions) · ru хирурги́я (medical specialty) · fr chirurgie (medical specialty) · nv naʼagizh (procedure involving major incisions) · de Ordinationsraum (doctor's consulting room) · de Chirurgie (procedure involving major incisions) · ru кабине́т врача́ (doctor's consulting room) · sh хиру̀ргија (medical specialty) · lo ສັນລະຍະກຳ (procedure involving major incisions) · it ambulatorio (doctor's consulting room) · mk операција (procedure involving major incisions) · id bedah (medical specialty) · io kirurgio (procedure involving major incisions) · te శస్త్రచికిత్స (procedure involving major incisions) · ast ciruxía (medical specialty) · el χειρουργείο (room or department where surgery is performed) · kk хирургия (medical specialty) · eo ĥirurgio (medical specialty) · fr chirurgie (procedure involving major incisions) · uz operatsiya (procedure involving major incisions) · ur جَراحَت (medical specialty) · yi כירורגיע (medical specialty) · ga áras máinliachta (room or department where surgery is performed) · sh operácija (procedure involving major incisions) · fr salle opératoire (room or department where surgery is performed) · my ခွဲစိတ်ကုပညာ (medical specialty) · tl palatistisan (medical specialty) · lo ສັນຍະກຳ (procedure involving major incisions) · grc χειρουργία (procedure involving major incisions) · uk операці́йна (room or department where surgery is performed) · grc χειρουργική (medical specialty) · az cərrahlıq (medical specialty) · tg ҷарроҳӣ (procedure involving major incisions) · bn অস্ত্রোপচার (procedure involving major incisions) · ga gnáthamh máinliachta (procedure involving major incisions) · id kamar operasi (room or department where surgery is performed) · mh bukwabok (medical specialty) · bg опера́ция (procedure involving major incisions) · uk кабіне́т лі́каря (doctor's consulting room) · fi leikkaushoito (procedure involving major incisions) · ar جِرَاحَة (procedure involving major incisions) · ru хирурги́ческое отделе́ние (room or department where surgery is performed) · uk опера́ція (procedure involving major incisions) · ajp جِرَاحَة (procedure involving major incisions) · es pabellón (room or department where surgery is performed) · ar عَمَلِيَّة جِرَاحِيَّة (procedure involving major incisions) · cmn 外科 (medical specialty) · sv operation (procedure involving major incisions) · it chirurgia (procedure involving major incisions) · cmn 外科學 /外科学 (medical specialty) · hu fogadóóra (any arrangement where people arrive and wait for an interview with certain people, particularly a politician) · ru операцио́нная (room or department where surgery is performed) · ms pembedahan (procedure involving major incisions) · km សល្យកម្ម (procedure involving major incisions) · it chirurgia (medical specialty) · pt sala de cirurgia/operação (room or department where surgery is performed) · lv ķirurģija (medical specialty) · bg хиру́ргия (medical specialty) · ro chirurgie (medical specialty) · tr ameliyat (procedure involving major incisions) · nl chirurgie (medical specialty) · vi phẫu thuật (procedure involving major incisions) · ka ოპერაცია (procedure involving major incisions) · he נִתּוּחַ (procedure involving major incisions) · es consultorio (doctor's consulting room) · ar جِرَاحَة (medical specialty) · da kirurgi (medical specialty) · ca consulta (doctor's consulting room) · ta காண்பகம் (any consulting room) · es cirugía (procedure involving major incisions) · ja 手術 (procedure involving major incisions) · es quirófano (room or department where surgery is performed) · uk хірургі́чне відді́лення (room or department where surgery is performed) · be хірургі́я (medical specialty) · tg ҷарроҳӣ (medical specialty) · pt cirurgia (procedure involving major incisions) · cs chirurgie (medical specialty) · nl spreekkamer (doctor's consulting room) · hi शल्यचिकित्सा (procedure involving major incisions) · hy օպերացիա (procedure involving major incisions) · eo operacio (procedure involving major incisions) · uz xirurgiya (medical specialty) · sh киру̀ргија (medical specialty) · ja 手術室 (room or department where surgery is performed) · oc cirurgia (procedure involving major incisions) · ast ceruxía (medical specialty) · ja 外科 (medical specialty) · fi vastaanotto (doctor's consulting room) · sh kirùrgija (medical specialty) · cy llawdriniaeth (procedure involving major incisions) · he ניתוח (procedure involving major incisions) · gl cirurxía (medical specialty) · ja 外科学 (medical specialty) · da operation (procedure involving major incisions) · hu műtét (procedure involving major incisions)

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