surgery — medical treatment involving an operation to repair damage or remove diseased tissue
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: medical treatment involving an operation to repair damage or remove diseased tissue
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsɜːrdʒəri/
Example Sentences
- My cat needed surgery after trying to catch a laser pointer for 6 hours straight.
- The surgeon performed a delicate brain surgery that lasted 12 hours.
- He's convinced he needs plastic surgery, but his wallet disagrees.
surgery
NOUN[/ˈsɜːrdʒəri/]
medical treatment involving an operation to repair damage or remove diseased tissue
The team performs delicate surgery to remove the tumor from the patient's heart.
Surgery caused injury, now accused of perjury!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Greek cheirourgia, literally meaning 'work done by hand'. The term originally referred to any manual work performed by hand, but evolved in medical contexts to denote manual therapeutic intervention, eventually becoming the specialized medical practice of operative treatment through incision and manipulation of the body.
Breakdown
cheir- (hand) + -ourgia (work, practice of). The suffix -ourgia derives from Greek ergon (work), forming a compound that literally means 'hand-work' or 'manual operation'.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My cat needed surgery after trying to catch a laser pointer for 6 hours straight.”
“The surgeon performed a delicate brain surgery that lasted 12 hours.”
“He's convinced he needs plastic surgery, but his wallet disagrees.”
“The patient made a full recovery after the knee surgery.”
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