Surgery
noun
A place where a doctor, dentist, or other medical professional treats or advises patients.
I had an appointment at the doctor's surgery this morning.
Often appears as...
- doctor's surgery
- dental surgery
noun
The process of performing a medical operation.
My dad is having heart surgery tomorrow.
Often appears as...
- major surgery
- minor surgery
noun
The part of medical work that involves cutting the body to cure disease.
He wants to specialise in surgery when he finishes his medical studies.
Often appears as...
- surgery department
- surgery ward
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Academic
noun
A period of time when a political representative is available for consultation with constituents.
Our local MP holds a surgery every Saturday morning at the library.
Often appears as...
- mp's surgery
- weekly surgery
noun
A place where a doctor, dentist, or other medical professional treats or advises patients.
I had an appointment at the doctor's surgery this morning.
Often appears as...
- doctor's surgery
- dental surgery
noun
The process of performing a medical operation.
My dad is having heart surgery tomorrow.
Often appears as...
- major surgery
- minor surgery
noun
The part of medical work that involves cutting the body to cure disease.
He wants to specialise in surgery when he finishes his medical studies.
Often appears as...
- surgery department
- surgery ward
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A period of time when a political representative is available for consultation with constituents.
Our local MP holds a surgery every Saturday morning at the library.
Often appears as...
- mp's surgery
- weekly surgery
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Not Just Doctors
Surgery can refer to places where various health professionals work, not just doctors.
She works at the dental surgery on Main Street.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Location
When 'surgery' means a place, it's a physical room or building where treatment occurs.
The surgery is located next to the pharmacy.
Pro Tip 1/2Not Just Doctors
Surgery can refer to places where various health professionals work, not just doctors.
She works at the dental surgery on Main Street.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Location
When 'surgery' means a place, it's a physical room or building where treatment occurs.
The surgery is located next to the pharmacy.
Pro Tip 1/2Not Just Doctors
Surgery can refer to places where various health professionals work, not just doctors.
She works at the dental surgery on Main Street.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Location
When 'surgery' means a place, it's a physical room or building where treatment occurs.
The surgery is located next to the pharmacy.
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Follow a Transgender...
I think people are fascinated by gender reassignment surgery they're like insatiably curious about it but they also don't know how to have a conversation about it people ask me that question all the time you're like there were no gender norms in this world like but would any want to transition I'm like well we do live in a world of
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but in very rare cases, such as when as a person can't sense the need to urinate, the pouch can rupture painfully requiring surgery to fix. But under normal circumstances, your decision to urinate stops the brain's signal to the external urethral sphincter, causing it to relax and the bladder to empty.
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Debunking the myths of...
or surgery, when OCD doesn't respond to other forms of treatment. Knowing that your own brain is lying to you while not being able to resist its commands can be agonizing. But with knowledge and understanding comes the power to seek help, and future research into the brain
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The power of the placebo...
But of course, we know the placebos exert their own influence, too. Thanks to the placebo effect, patients have experienced relief from a range of ailments, including heart problems, asthma, and severe pain, even though all they'd received was a fake drug or sham surgery.
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A curable condition that...
have pioneered high-volume, low-cost cataract surgery for as little as six dollars. Why then, with all these advances, are there still so many blind people in the world? The main issue is access to health care, with poor infrastructure and a shortage of doctors
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The Turing test: Can a...
its lack of a consistent personality and inability to deal with brand new topics are a dead giveaway. Who in Turing's day could have predicted that today's computers would be able to pilot spacecraft, perform delicate surgeries, and solve massive equations,
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How To Levitate PIPE The...
Right now, it might just look like a few floating balls, but before long, this technology could change your life, or maybe even save it. Imagine if your doctor could move things around in your body without surgery and without scalpels
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Yoav Medan: Ultrasound...
And medication didn't help him anymore. And many of those patients refused to undergo surgery to have people cut into their brain. And about four or five months ago, he underwent an experimental procedure.
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How does anesthesia...
replace damaged livers and kidneys, and many other life-saving operations. And each year, new anesthesia techniques are developed that will ensure more and more patients survive the trauma of surgery.
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How DARPA is creating...
ourselves in new and deeper ways in that future will society think about neuro technologies the way we currently think about SAT test prep or braces or even laser eye surgery we just think it's a
Video examples
Follow a Transgender...
I think people are fascinated by gender reassignment surgery they're like insatiably curious about it but they also don't know how to have a conversation about it people ask me that question all the time you're like there were no gender norms in this world like but would any want to transition I'm like well we do live in a world of
Video examples
Is it bad to hold your...
but in very rare cases, such as when as a person can't sense the need to urinate, the pouch can rupture painfully requiring surgery to fix. But under normal circumstances, your decision to urinate stops the brain's signal to the external urethral sphincter, causing it to relax and the bladder to empty.
Video examples
Debunking the myths of...
or surgery, when OCD doesn't respond to other forms of treatment. Knowing that your own brain is lying to you while not being able to resist its commands can be agonizing. But with knowledge and understanding comes the power to seek help, and future research into the brain
Video examples
The power of the placebo...
But of course, we know the placebos exert their own influence, too. Thanks to the placebo effect, patients have experienced relief from a range of ailments, including heart problems, asthma, and severe pain, even though all they'd received was a fake drug or sham surgery.
Video examples
A curable condition that...
have pioneered high-volume, low-cost cataract surgery for as little as six dollars. Why then, with all these advances, are there still so many blind people in the world? The main issue is access to health care, with poor infrastructure and a shortage of doctors
Video examples
The Turing test: Can a...
its lack of a consistent personality and inability to deal with brand new topics are a dead giveaway. Who in Turing's day could have predicted that today's computers would be able to pilot spacecraft, perform delicate surgeries, and solve massive equations,
Video examples
How To Levitate PIPE The...
Right now, it might just look like a few floating balls, but before long, this technology could change your life, or maybe even save it. Imagine if your doctor could move things around in your body without surgery and without scalpels
Video examples
Yoav Medan: Ultrasound...
And medication didn't help him anymore. And many of those patients refused to undergo surgery to have people cut into their brain. And about four or five months ago, he underwent an experimental procedure.
Video examples
How does anesthesia...
replace damaged livers and kidneys, and many other life-saving operations. And each year, new anesthesia techniques are developed that will ensure more and more patients survive the trauma of surgery.
Video examples
How DARPA is creating...
ourselves in new and deeper ways in that future will society think about neuro technologies the way we currently think about SAT test prep or braces or even laser eye surgery we just think it's a
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Josh Ryan Evans
American Actor
I always knew I wanted to be a character in the movies. When I was growing up, I had to have a lot of surgery, and I spent a lot of time recovering at home and in the hospital. Watching movies took me away from my own problems and gave me a total escape.
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Heidi Montag
American Celebrity
I definitely regret the surgeries that I have had over the years, I think I was so young and in such an unstable situation in my life with so much going on and so much pressure.
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Johnny Mathis
American Musician
I've paid the price over the years, though: a lot of injuries and surgeries related to my sports career; my hips and knees took a lot of wear and tear.
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Jazz Jennings
American Activist
I definitely think it's important to share my process when it comes to the bottom surgery, because that information really isn't out there.
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Giuliana Rancic
American Journalist
I have a new found respect for women who have been through breast cancer and this surgery.
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Jennifer Grey
American Actress
I basically walked around with a goiter for four years because I was so afraid of surgery.
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John Eldredge
American Author
I have a call to speak, to write, to do sort of deep-heart surgery in people's lives.
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H. G. Bissinger
American Journalist
Committing unnecessary surgeries is very, very rare. And it's very wrong.
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Merle Haggard
American Musician
I had some surgery on my feet, which has helped my back some.
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Richard Selzer
American Author
If I quit surgery, I'd be afraid I'd dry up.
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Josh Ryan Evans
American Actor
I always knew I wanted to be a character in the movies. When I was growing up, I had to have a lot of surgery, and I spent a lot of time recovering at home and in the hospital. Watching movies took me away from my own problems and gave me a total escape.
Quote examples
Heidi Montag
American Celebrity
I definitely regret the surgeries that I have had over the years, I think I was so young and in such an unstable situation in my life with so much going on and so much pressure.
Quote examples
Johnny Mathis
American Musician
I've paid the price over the years, though: a lot of injuries and surgeries related to my sports career; my hips and knees took a lot of wear and tear.
Quote examples
Jazz Jennings
American Activist
I definitely think it's important to share my process when it comes to the bottom surgery, because that information really isn't out there.
Quote examples
Giuliana Rancic
American Journalist
I have a new found respect for women who have been through breast cancer and this surgery.
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Jennifer Grey
American Actress
I basically walked around with a goiter for four years because I was so afraid of surgery.
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John Eldredge
American Author
I have a call to speak, to write, to do sort of deep-heart surgery in people's lives.
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H. G. Bissinger
American Journalist
Committing unnecessary surgeries is very, very rare. And it's very wrong.
Quote examples
Merle Haggard
American Musician
I had some surgery on my feet, which has helped my back some.
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Richard Selzer
American Author
If I quit surgery, I'd be afraid I'd dry up.
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