Medical Dictionary

surgery

noun sur·gery \ˈsərj-(ə-)rē\
plural sur·ger·ies

Medical Definition of SURGERY

1
:  a branch of medicine concerned with diseases and conditions requiring or amenable to operative or manual procedures
2
a British :  a physician's or dentist's office b :  a room or area where surgery is performed
3
a :  the work done by a surgeon b :  operation
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