surgery
nouns
the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
"he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School"
is a type of (narrower)
the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease
a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted
"he read the warning in the doctor's surgery"
domain region
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
is a type of (narrower)
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
"the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations
"great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic"
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
"they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"
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