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Etymology
From OF. surgerie, contracted form of cirurgie, from L. chirurgia, from AGr. polytonic|Ï�ειÏ�οÏ�Ï�γία, from polytonic|Ï�είÏ� "hand" + polytonic|ÎÏ�γον "work".
Pronunciation
IPA|/�s��d��ri/
audio|en-us-surgery.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
en-noun|surgeries
#medicine A procedure involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body.
#:Many times surgery is necessary to prevent cancer from spreading.
- An room or department where surgery is performed.
#:I would discuss hospital policy to you more, but I�m wanted in surgery.
#UK A doctor's consulting room.
#:I dropped in on the surgery as I was passing to pick up my prescription.
#UK Any arrangement where people arrive and wait for an interview with certain people, similar to a doctor's surgery.
#:Our MP will be holding a surgery in the village hall on Tuesday.
Synonyms
operation (1)
operating room (2)
theatre
Derived terms
surgeon
surgical
meatball surgery
Translations
trans-top|procedure involving major incisions
Czech: operace f
Finnish: leikkaus
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Polish: operacja f
Portuguese: operação f
Russian: оп�еа�и� (op'erácija) f
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trans-top|room or department where surgery is performed
Czech: chirurgie#Czech|chirurgie f
Finnish: leikkaussali (room), kirurginen osasto (dept)
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Russian: опÑ�еаÑ�ионнаÑ� (op'eraciónnaja) f room, Ñ�иÑ�Ñ�Ñ�гиÑ�еÑ�кое оÑ�деление (Ï�irurgÃÄ�eskoje otd'el'énije) n
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ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|جراØØ© unicode|(jirá:ħa) f
ttbc|Chinese: �� (sh�ushù)
ttbc|Dutch: chirurgie
ttbc|French: chirurgie f
ttbc|German: Chirurgie f
ttbc|Hungarian: sebészet
ttbc|Italian: chirurgia f
ttbc|Japanese: ��, �� (shujutsu)
ttbc|Korean: �과 (oegwa)
ttbc|Spanish: cirugÃa f
ttbc|Swedish: kirurgi (1), operation (1), operationssal (2)
ttbc|Telugu: శస�త�ర�ి�ిత�స (Sastracikitsa)
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