Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #377 of 1319

surgery (n.)

an operation or a doctor's office

Examples

  • He needs surgery.

Key rules

  • Surgery is an operation to treat a condition
  • Have surgery, undergo surgery
  • Surgery is uncountable in general

Use cases

  • Hospitals
  • Medical treatment
  • Describing operations
💡 Tip: In British English, a surgery can also be a doctor's office.
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