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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Surgery \Sur"ge*ry\, n. [OE. surgenrie, surgerie; cf. OF.
     cirurgie, F. chirurgie, L. chirurgia, Gr. ?. See Surgeon.]
     1. The art of healing by manual operation; that branch of
        medical science which treats of manual operations for the
        healing of diseases or injuries of the body; that branch
        of medical science which has for its object the cure of
        local injuries or diseases, as wounds or fractures,
        tumors, etc., whether by manual operation or by medicines
        and constitutional treatment.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A surgeon's operating room or laboratory.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Surgery \Sur"ge*ry\, n. [OE. surgenrie, surgerie; cf. OF.
     cirurgie, F. chirurgie, L. chirurgia, Gr. ?. See Surgeon.]
     1. The art of healing by manual operation; that branch of
        medical science which treats of manual operations for the
        healing of diseases or injuries of the body; that branch
        of medical science which has for its object the cure of
        local injuries or diseases, as wounds or fractures,
        tumors, etc., whether by manual operation or by medicines
        and constitutional treatment.
  
     2. A surgeon's operating room or laboratory.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  surgery
       n 1: the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury
            by operative procedures; "he is professor of surgery at
            the Harvard Medical School"
       2: a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted; "he read
          the warning in the doctor's surgery"
       3: a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of
          surgical operations; "great care is taken to keep the
          operating rooms aseptic" [syn: operating room, OR, operating
          theater, operating theatre]
       4: a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments;
          performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living
          body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an
          operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing
          surgery" [syn: operation, surgical operation, surgical
          procedure, surgical process]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  surgery
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 (ετ ιατρική en) η χειρουργικός επέμβαση/εγχείρηση
     2 (ετ ιατρική en) η χειρουργική, ο κλάδος της ιατρικής που
  ειδικεύεται στη θεραπεία του ασθενούς με τη χρήση χειρουργικών
  μεθόδων-επεμβάσεων
     3 το χειρουργείο, η αίθουσα όπου γίνονται οι χειρουργικές επεμβάσεις
     4 (μτφρ) ιβέντ προσωπικής επαφής πολιτικού με το κοινό (της
  περιφέρειάς τους) συχνά με αμοιβαίες συζητήσεις ή απαντήσεις σε
  ερωτήματα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  surgery
     n.
     1 (lb en medicine) A procedure involving major incisions to remove,
  repair, or replace a part of a body.
     2 (senseid en medical specialty)(lb en medicine) The medical
  specialty related to the performance of surgical procedures.
     3 A room or department where surgery is performed.
     4 (senseid en doctor_consulting) (lb en British) A doctor's office.
     5 (lb en British) Any arrangement where people arrive and wait for an
  interview with certain people, particularly a politician. ''cf''.
  clinic.
     6 (lb en finance bankruptcy slang) A pre-packaged bankruptcy or
  "quick bankruptcy".
     7 (lb en topology) The production of a manifold by removing parts of
  one manifold and replacing them with corresponding parts of others.
     8 (lb en by extension figurative) Drastic changes made to anything.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  surgery
     n.
     1 (lb en medicine) A procedure involving major incisions to remove,
  repair, or replace a part of a body.
     2 (senseid en medical specialty)(lb en medicine) The medical
  specialty related to the performance of surgical procedures.
     3 A room or department where surgery is performed.
     4 (senseid en doctor_consulting) (lb en British) A doctor's office.
     5 (lb en British) Any arrangement where people arrive and wait for an
  interview with certain people, particularly a politician. ''cf''.
  clinic.
     6 (lb en finance bankruptcy slang) A pre-packaged bankruptcy or
  "quick bankruptcy".
     7 (lb en topology) The production of a manifold by removing parts of
  one manifold and replacing them with corresponding parts of others.
     8 (lb en by extension figurative) Drastic changes made to anything.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  surgery
     n.
     1 (lb en medicine) A procedure involving major incisions to remove,
  repair, or replace a part of a body.
     2 (senseid en medical specialty)(lb en medicine) The medical
  specialty related to the performance of surgical procedures.
     3 A room or department where surgery is performed.
     4 (senseid en doctor_consulting) (lb en British) A doctor's office.
     5 (lb en British) Any arrangement where people arrive and wait for an
  interview with certain people, particularly a politician. ''cf''.
  clinic.
     6 (lb en finance bankruptcy slang) A pre-packaged bankruptcy or
  "quick bankruptcy".
     7 (lb en topology) The production of a manifold by removing parts of
  one manifold and replacing them with corresponding parts of others.
     8 (lb en by extension figurative) Drastic changes made to anything.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  surgery
     n.
     1 (lb en medicine) A procedure involving major incisions to remove,
  repair, or replace a part of a body.
     2 (senseid en medical specialty)(lb en medicine) The medical
  specialty related to the performance of surgical procedures.
     3 A room or department where surgery is performed.
     4 (senseid en doctor_consulting) (lb en British) A doctor's office.
     5 (lb en British) Any arrangement where people arrive and wait for an
  interview with certain people, particularly a politician. ''cf''.
  clinic.
     6 (lb en finance bankruptcy slang) A pre-packaged bankruptcy or
  "quick bankruptcy".
     7 (lb en topology) The production of a manifold by removing parts of
  one manifold and replacing them with corresponding parts of others.
     8 (lb en by extension figurative) Drastic changes made to anything.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  surgery
     Englanti n.
     1 leikkaus (kirurginen toimenpide)
     2 kirurgia

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  surgery
     Engelska n.
     1 kirurgi
     2 operation
     3 mottagning/srum/

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Surgery /sˈɜːdʒəɹi/
  الجراحة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  surgery //ˈsɜːd͡ʒəɹi// //ˈsɝd͡ʒəɹi// 
  1. [[ле́карски]] [[кабине́т]]
  doctor's consulting room
  2. хиру́ргия, хирургия
  medical specialty
  3. опера́ция, хирургия
  procedure involving major incisions
  4. операцио́нна
  room or department where surgery is performed