Need another word that means the same as “surgery”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “surgery” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Surgery” are: or, operation, therapy, medical attention, medical care, care, ministrations, nursing, medical centre, health centre, outpatients' department, polyclinic
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “surgery” as a noun can have the following definitions:
care | The provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something. The cares of family life. |
health centre | A healthy state of wellbeing free from disease. |
medical attention | A thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person. |
medical care | A thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person. |
medical centre | A thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person. |
ministrations | Assistance in time of difficulty. |
nursing | The profession or practice of providing care for the sick and infirm. A nursing sister. |
operation | Psychology the performance of some composite cognitive activity an operation that affects mental contents. A multinational operation. |
or | A room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations. |
outpatients' department | The territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France. |
polyclinic | A clinic (typically one independent of a hospital) where both general and specialist examinations and treatments are available to outpatients. |
therapy | The act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc. Therapy sessions. |
abdominal | An abdominal muscle. Pilates greatly benefits the lower abdominals. |
abscess | A swollen area within body tissue, containing an accumulation of pus. One of his priorities as prime minister was to lance the abscess of corruption. |
appendicitis | Inflammation of the vermiform appendix. |
appendix | A tube shaped sac attached to and opening into the lower end of the large intestine in humans and some other mammals In humans the appendix is small and has no known function but in rabbits hares and some other herbivores it is involved in the digestion of cellulose. A list of such activities was published as an appendix to the report. |
cataract | A large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice. She had cataracts in both eyes. |
diagnose | Identify the nature of (an illness or other problem) by examination of the symptoms. She was finally diagnosed as having epilepsy. |
diagnosis | Identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon. A diagnosis of Crohn s disease was made. |
diarrhea | Frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor. |
eviscerate | Remove the contents of. Eviscerate the stomach. |
grafting | The act of grafting something onto something else. |
hernia | A condition in which part of an organ is displaced and protrudes through the wall of the cavity containing it (often involving the intestine at a weak point in the abdominal wall. Umbilical hernia. |
hospitalize | Admit or cause (someone) to be admitted to hospital for treatment. Casey was hospitalized for chest pains. |
injured | Harmed. His injured pride. |
ligament | A thing which unites people or things; a bond. |
operation | Psychology the performance of some composite cognitive activity an operation that affects mental contents. They were learning the basic operations of arithmetic. |
organs | Edible viscera of a butchered animal. |
orthopedic | Of or relating to orthopedics. Orthopedic shoes. |
orthopedics | The branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints. |
outpatient | A patient who does not reside in the hospital where he is being treated. An outpatient clinic. |
peritonitis | Inflammation of the peritoneum. |
pneumonia | Lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection in which the air sacs fill with pus and may become solid Inflammation may affect both lungs double pneumonia or only one single pneumonia. |
podiatrist | A specialist in care for the feet. If a toe has a discharge it is likely infected and needs to be treated by a podiatrist. |
prosthetics | The branch of medicine dealing with the production and use of artificial body parts. |
sepsis | The presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues. |
splint | Support with a splint. He lit the fire with a burning splint. |
stomach | Each of four stomachs in a ruminant the rumen reticulum omasum and abomasum. He cannot stomach raw fish. |
transplant | An organ or tissue which is transplanted. It was proposed to transplant the club to the vacant site. |
ventral | On or relating to the underside of an animal or plant; abdominal. Ventral or pelvic fins correspond to the hind limbs of a quadruped. |
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