surgery

Definitions


[ˈsəːdʒ(ə)ri], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the branch of medical practice that treats injuries, diseases, and deformities by the physical removal, repair, or readjustment of organs and tissues, often involving cutting into the body
(e.g: cardiac surgery)

- a place where a doctor, dentist, or other medical practitioner treats or advises patients


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French surgerie, contraction of serurgerie, from serurgien (see surgeon)




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