/ˈsɜːdʒəri/
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Meaning
Medical work in which a doctor cuts open the body to mend something inside.
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Word origin
From Greek kheirourgia, meaning work done by hand.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- kheirourgia
- English cognates
- surgeon
Grammar
Examples
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"Surgery" is the work a doctor does by cutting the body.
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Here "the surgery" means one operation.
Britain .
This second meaning is British English.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 17, lesson 6: surgery, pool, indistinct and 7 more words.