surgery
nounUK /ˈsɜː.dʒər.i/
US /ˈsɝː.dʒər.i/
Surgery is when a doctor fixes a part of your body by cutting it open.
She had surgery on her knee to make it better.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A place where a doctor or dentist sees patients.
I went to the surgery to get my checkup.
3. The branch of medicine that treats injuries by operations.
He is studying surgery at medical school.
4. A time when members of parliament meet to discuss laws.
The doctor's surgery is open until six.