noun
the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
Examples
- he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School
noun
a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted
Examples
- he read the warning in the doctor's surgery
noun
a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations
Synonyms
operating room
OR
operating theater
operating theatre
Examples
- great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic
noun
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments
Synonyms
operation
surgical operation
surgical procedure
surgical process
Examples
- 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