SURGERY


Meaning of SURGERY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sɜ:(r)dʒəri ]

( surgeries)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

Surgery is medical treatment in which someone’s body is cut open so that a doctor can repair, remove, or replace a diseased or damaged part.

His father has just recovered from heart surgery...

Mr Clark underwent five hours of emergency surgery.

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see also cosmetic surgery , keyhole surgery , plastic surgery

2.

A surgery is the room or house where a doctor or dentist works. ( BRIT; in AM, use doctor’s office , dentist’s office )

Bill was in the doctor’s surgery demanding to know what was wrong with him.

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3.

A doctor’s surgery is the period of time each day when a doctor sees patients at his or her surgery. ( BRIT; in AM, use office hours )

His surgery always ends at eleven.

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4.

In Britain, when someone such as an MP or a local councillor holds a surgery , they go to an office where members of the public can come and talk to them about problems or issues that concern them.

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5.

A surgery is the room in a hospital where surgeons operate on their patients. ( AM; in BRIT, use theatre , operating theatre )

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