polysurgery

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noun

Multiple surgical operations, especially when part of a morbid condition where the patient desires unnecessary surgery.

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Meanings

nounpolysurgery (usually uncountable, plural polysurgeries)

plural polysurgeries

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineMultiple surgical operations, especially when part of a morbid condition where the patient desires unnecessary surgery.

Origin

From poly- + surgery.

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Translations

Russian полихирурги́я
  • полихирурги́я (polixirurgíja)multiple surgical operations
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APA

polysurgery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polysurgery

MLA

“polysurgery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polysurgery. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polysurgery,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polysurgery.

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