noun🔗ShareA procedure involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body."Many times surgery is necessary to prevent cancer from spreading."medicinebodyanatomyorganphysiologydiseaseessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe medical specialty related to the performance of surgical procedures."My uncle is a surgeon, and he specializes in heart surgery. "medicineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA room or department where surgery is performed."The surgery is located on the second floor of the hospital. "medicineareabuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA doctor's office."I dropped in on the surgery as I was passing to show the doctor my hemorrhoids."medicineplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny arrangement where people arrive and wait for an interview with certain people, particularly a politician. cf. clinic."Our MP will be holding a surgery in the village hall on Tuesday."politicsgovernmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(bankruptcy) A pre-packaged bankruptcy or "quick bankruptcy"."The company chose surgery as a way to quickly reorganize its debts and avoid a full-scale bankruptcy. "businessfinancelawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe production of a manifold by removing parts of one manifold and replacing them with corresponding parts of others."The surgery on the old computer involved replacing the failing hard drive with a new, faster one. "medicineanatomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading