surgery

Universal Words noun (plural surgeries) 1 [U] medical treatment of injuries or diseases that involves cutting open the body and often removing or replacing some parts; the branch of medicine connected with this treatment: major / minor surgery * to undergo heart surgery * He will require surgery on his left knee. seealsoOPEN-HEARTSURGERY, PLASTICSURGERY 2 [U,C] (BrE) 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? 3 [C] (BrE) (AmE office) a place where a doctor, dentist or VET sees patients: a doctor's / dentist's surgery 4 [C] (BrE) a time when people can meet their Member of Parliament to ask questions and get help: a constituency surgery