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Surgery Patients Undergo Noun ˈsɜːdʒəri ˈsɜːrdʒəri Major/Minor Heart/Knee/Shoulder

Word3 surgery
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈsɜːdʒəri/ /ˈsɜːrdʒəri/
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  • major/minor surgery
  • to undergo heart/knee/shoulder surgery
  • he will require surgery on his left knee.
  • the doctor had to perform emergency surgery to the patient's head.
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surgery

(noun)/ˈsɜːdʒəri/ /ˈsɜːrdʒəri/
  1. medical treatment of injuries or diseases that involves cutting open a person’s body and often removing or replacing some parts; the branch of medicine connected with this treatment
    • SEE ALSO brain surgery
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/brain-surgery
    • major/minor surgery
    • to undergo heart/knee/shoulder surgery
    • He will require surgery on his left knee.
    • The doctor had to perform emergency surgery to the patient's head.
    • She's a specialist in reconstructive and cosmetic surgery.
    • The president is to undergo minor surgery to remove a small growth from his hand.

    Extra Examples

    • He has been performing heart surgery for ten years.
    • One of his specialities is minimally invasive surgery.
    • She felt weak for six months after undergoing major abdominal surgery.
    • They discussed whether patients should have to pay for all elective surgery.
    • patients recovering from hip replacement surgery
    • He will need heart bypass surgery.
    • My brother went on to study surgery.
  2. a place where a doctor, dentist or vet sees patients
    • a doctor’s/dentist’s/vet's surgery

    Extra Examples

    • Dr Smith isn't in the surgery today.
    • I'll have to go to the surgery to pick up the prescription.
    • I phoned the dentist's surgery and made an appointment for 2.30.
  3. the time during which a doctor, dentist or vet is available to see patients
    • morning/afternoon/evening surgery
    • surgery hours
    • Is there a surgery this evening?
    • He holds surgery from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  4. a time when people can meet their Member of Parliament to ask questions and get help
    • a constituency surgery

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Old French surgerie, contraction of serurgerie, from serurgien, based on Latin chirurgia, from Greek kheirourgia ‘handiwork, surgery’, from kheir ‘hand’ + ergon ‘work’.
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