Meaning & use
Surgery
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The branch of medicine that treats diseases, injuries, or deformities through operative procedures; also, such an operative procedure itself.
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She underwent surgery to repair the torn ligament in her knee.
He is training to become a surgeon after years of studying surgery.
A note on using this word
In British English, "surgery" can also refer to a doctor's or dentist's office and its consultation hours.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
British English: a doctor's, dentist's, or politician's office, or the time set aside for consultations there.
The MP holds a surgery every Friday for constituents with concerns.
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