surgery

Definitions of surgery in various dictionaries:

noun - the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures

noun - a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted

noun - a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations

noun - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments

The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of injury, deformity, and disease by manual and instrumental means.

A surgical operation or procedure, especially one involving the removal or replacement of a diseased organ or tissue.

An operating room or a laboratory of a surgeon or of a hospital’s surgical staff.

The skill or work of a surgeon.

Chiefly British.

A physician’s, dentist’s, or veterinarian’s office.

The period during which a physician, dentist, or veterinarian consults with or treats patients in the office.

noun - the treatment of medical problems by operation

SURGERY - Surgery (from the Greek: cheirourgik (composed of , "hand", and , "work"), via Latin: chirurgiae, meaning "hand work") is a medical specialty that u...