1. The branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
   "he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School"
    
2. (surgery) a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
   "he died while undergoing surgery";
   - operation, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, op [informal]
    
3. [Brit] A time during which an MP, doctor or other professional is available for consultation and advice
   "The local MP holds a weekly surgery to meet with constituents"
    
4. [Brit] A room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted
   "he read the warning in the doctor's surgery"
    
5. A room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations
   "The team of surgeons gathered in the surgery to begin the complex procedure";
   - operating room [N. Amer], OR [N. Amer], operating theater [US], operating theatre, theatre [Brit]

Derived forms: surgeries

Type of: hospital room, medical procedure, medical science, room

Encyclopedia: Surgery, plastic