surgery

Definition

The act or process involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body; an instance of this process (a procedure).

Etymology

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.

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."