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
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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