surgery

surgery
(pl. -ies)
  1. [mass noun]the branch of medicine concerned with treatment of injuries or disorders of the body by incision or manipulation, especially with instruments
    外科
    cardiac surgery.
    心脏外科。
  2. (Brit.)a place where a doctor, dentist, or other medical practitioner treats or advises patients
    (英)诊所
    ■[in sing.]an occasion on which such treatment or consultation occurs
    门诊
    Doctor Bailey had finished his evening surgery.
    贝利医生已经结束了他的夜间门诊。
    ■an occasion on which an MP, lawyer, or other professional person gives advice
    接待时间(尤指议员、律师或其他专业人员接待并给予咨询的时间)
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French surgerie, contraction of serurgerie, from serurgien (see surgeon)
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