chirurgery

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/kaɪˈɹɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹi/

noun

Synonym of surgery.

Similar
surgery
OriginOld French cirurgerie →
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Meanings

nounchirurgery (countable and uncountable, plural chirurgeries)

plural chirurgeries · alternative chyrurgery · alternative chirurgy

  1. archaiccountableuncountableSynonym of surgery.

    A Student in Chirurgery is admitted to practise throughout England, if he has been honestly and skilfully exercent therein for seven Years, and has gone through two Operations in Anatomy, and performed three Cures (at the least) […]

    1714, John Ayliffe, The Antient and Present State of the University of Oxford

    Synonyms: surgery

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of surgery.

Similar
surgery
Also see
chirurgy

Origin

  1. Old Frenchcirurgerie
  2. Englishchirurgery

From Old French cirurgerie. Compare surgery.

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APA

chirurgery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chirurgery

MLA

“chirurgery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chirurgery. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chirurgery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chirurgery.

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