Words · Very common
surgery
/ˈsɝdʒɚi/ · 7 letters · 6 distinct letters
- noun
the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School
- noun
a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted
he read the warning in the doctor's surgery
- noun
a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations
great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic
- noun
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available