SURGERY
Scrabble letter values: S1U1R1G2E1R1Y4 = 11
Definition
- noun the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures.
- noun a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted.
- noun a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations. — synonyms: operating_room, OR, operating_theater, operating_theatre
- noun a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments. — synonyms: operation, surgical_operation, surgical_procedure, surgical_process
Examples
- “he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School”
- “he read the warning in the doctor's surgery”
- “great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic”