a medical treatment in which a doctor cuts into someone’s body to repair, remove, or replace something
After the accident, Maria needed emergency surgery on her leg.
The doctor explained that the surgery would last about two hours.
✦ Early 16th c. from French chirurgie, via Latin from Greek kheirourgia ‘hand-work’, from kheir ‘hand’ + ergon ‘work’.
a room or building where a doctor, dentist, or veterinarian sees and treats patients
I have an appointment at the doctor's surgery at nine o'clock.
The dentist's surgery was clean and brightly lit.
a scheduled time when a Member of Parliament meets constituents to hear their concerns and offer advice
The MP held a Friday evening surgery to meet local residents.
I spoke to my representative at her weekly surgery about housing issues.
