surgery
/ˈsɝ.d͡ʒə.ɹi/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act or process of medical intervention involving incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body; an instance of this process (a procedure).
Uncountable
noun
The medical specialty related to the performance of surgical procedures.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Any arrangement where people arrive and wait for an interview with certain people, particularly a politician. cf. clinic.
British usage; Countable; Uncountable
noun
The production of a manifold by removing parts of one manifold and replacing them with corresponding parts of others.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Surgery is often necessary to prevent cancer from spreading."
- "When performed poorly, a labiaplasty — a procedure to reduce the size of the labia minora, and one of the fastest-growing cosmetic surgeries worldwide — can also damage nerves, leading to genital pain and loss of sexual sensation."
- "The physician's proper place was in the library, not in the surgery."
- "I dropped in on the surgery as I was passing to show the doctor my hemorrhoids."
- "Surgery is from six to seven o’clock. If you wanted to bring a dog in, that would be your best time."
- "Our MP will be holding a surgery in the village hall on Tuesday."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-ōr Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *worǵós Proto-Hellenic *-worgós Ancient Greek -ουργός (-ourgós) Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek χειρουργέω (kheirourgéō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek χειρουργίᾱ̆ (kheirourgíā̆)bor. Latin chīrūrgiader. Old French surgie Old French surgeriebor. Middle English surgerie English surgery From Middle English surgerie, from Old French surgerie, from Latin chirurgia, from Ancient Greek χειρουργία (kheirourgía), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”). Doublet of chirurgy.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: surgerie, chirurgia, χειρουργία
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsɝ.d͡ʒə.ɹi/
- British English: /ˈsɜː.d͡ʒə.ɹi/
Usage
- Uncountable
- Countable
- British usage
- Slang