noun
1 medical treatment
ADJECTIVE
▪ major , radical
▪ minor
▪ extensive
▪ further
▪ successful , unsuccessful
▪ keyhole , laser
▪ invasive
▪
One of his specialities is minimally invasive ~.
▪ elective , emergency , experimental , exploratory
▪
They discussed whether patients should have to pay for all elective ~.
▪ day , outpatient ( AmE )
▪ cosmetic , plastic , reconstructive
▪ cataract , eye
▪ bypass , cardiac , heart , open-heart
▪
to undergo coronary bypass ~
▪ abdominal , brain , gastric , orthopaedic/orthopedic , paediatric/pediatric , etc.
▪ elbow , hip , knee , etc.
▪ … replacement
▪
patients recovering from hip replacement ~
▪ general
VERB + SURGERY
▪ get , have , undergo
▪
She had minor ~ on her knee.
▪
She had three surgeries over ten days. ( AmE )
▪ do , perform
▪
He has been performing heart ~ for ten years.
▪ need , require
▪ recommend
▪ consider
▪ come off (used about sportspeople) ( AmE )
▪
a left-handed hitter coming off elbow ~
PREPOSITION
▪ after ~ , before ~ , during ~
▪
She felt weak for six months after undergoing major abdominal ~.
▪ ~ for
▪
emergency ~ for appendicitis
▪ ~ on
▪
She had ~ on her knee.
▪ ~ to
▪
After the accident, she needed extensive plastic ~ to her face.
2 ( BrE ) place/time a doctor/dentist sees patients
ADJECTIVE
▪ open
▪ afternoon , evening , morning
▪ dental , doctor's , GP's , veterinary
VERB + SURGERY
▪ do , have , hold
▪
I'll do morning ~, if you like.
▪
She has a morning ~.
▪
He holds ~ from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
▪ attend , go to
▪
those attending the doctor's ~ with physical symptoms
▪
I'll have to go to the ~ to pick up the prescription.
SURGERY + NOUN
▪ hours
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
Dr Smith isn't in the ~ today.