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Surgery

Noun

Définitions

1.NounThe act or process involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body; an instance of this process (a procedure).
"Surgery is often necessary to prevent cancer from spreading."
2.NounThe medical specialty related to the performance of surgical procedures.
3.NounA room or department where surgery is performed.
4.NounA doctor's office; a clinic.
"I dropped in on the surgery as I was passing to show the doctor my hemorrhoids."
5.NounA medical practitioner’s office hours.
6.NounAny arrangement where people arrive and wait for an interview with certain people, particularly a politician. cf. clinic.
"Our MP will be holding a surgery in the village hall on Tuesday."
7.NounA pre-packaged bankruptcy or "quick bankruptcy".
8.NounThe production of a manifold by removing parts of one manifold and replacing them with corresponding parts of others.
9.NounDrastic changes made to anything.
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