Synonyms for surgery
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Operating room — the medical specialty related to the performance of surgical procedures
operating room, operating theatre, theatre rare AU NZ CA UK, theater US
2. Surgical procedure
Other
dentistry, doctor's office, office UK US, pre-packaged bankruptcy, chirurgery dated
Definitions
- n. 1
The medical specialty related to the performance of surgical procedures.
- n. 2
The act or process of medical intervention involving incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body; an instance of this process (a procedure).
Surgery is often necessary to prevent cancer from spreading.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- surgeries → theatres, operations, dentistries, offices…
Example sentences
- operation The system will go into operation in a short time.
- dentistry Dr. Thomas Jackson is a disgrace to dentistry.
By length
- 6 letters
- office2
- 7 letters
- theatre3, theater3
- 9 letters
- operation4, dentistry3
- 10 letters
- chirurgery
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (office2 = 2 syllables).