surgery

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Synonyms: purgery

Antonyms: purgery

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q600236}} {{lb|en|medicine|usually|_|uncountable}} The act or process of medical intervention involving [[incision]]s to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body; an instance of this process (a procedure).
2. {{senseid|en|Q40821}} {{lb|en|medicine}} The medical specialty related to the performance of surgical procedures.
3. A room or department where surgery is performed.
4. {{senseid|en|doctor_consulting}} {{lb|en|British}} A [[doctor]]'s [[office]]; a [[clinic]].
5. {{lb|en|British}} A medical practitioner’s office hours.
6. {{lb|en|British}} Any arrangement where people arrive and wait for an [[interview]] with certain people, particularly a politician. ''cf''. [[clinic]].
7. {{lb|en|finance|bankruptcy|slang}} A [[pre-packaged bankruptcy]] or "quick bankruptcy".
8. {{lb|en|topology}} The production of a [[manifold]] by removing parts of one manifold and replacing them with corresponding parts of others.
9. {{lb|en|by extension|figurative}} Drastic changes made to anything.

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