SURGERY


Meaning of SURGERY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsərj-rē, ˈsər-jə- ]

noun

( plural -ger·ies )

Etymology: Middle English surgerie, from Anglo-French cirurgerie, surgerie, from Latin chirurgia, from Greek cheirourgia, from cheirourgos surgeon, from cheirourgos doing by hand, from cheir hand + ergon work — more at chir- , work

Date: 14th century

1. : a branch of medicine concerned with diseases and conditions requiring or amenable to operative or manual procedures

2. : alterations made as if by surgery

literary surgery

3.

a. British : a physician's or dentist's office

b. : a room or area where surgery is performed

4.

a. : the work done by a surgeon

b. : operation

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.