English-French translations for surgery

• chirurgie
  Certains sautent le pas et ont recours à la chirurgie esthétique. A number take the plunge and have recourse to cosmetic surgery.
  La promotion de la chirurgie esthétique en général est un problème majeur. The promotion of cosmetic surgery in general is a major problem.
  La publicité pour la chirurgie esthétique devrait comporter des avertissements sanitaires clairs. Advertising for cosmetic surgery should carry clear health warnings.
• opération
  J'ai récemment subi une opération chirurgicale d'ablation de la vésicule biliaire. I recently underwent surgery to remove my gall bladder.
  Mais après l'opération, en une semaine j'étais tout à fait remis. However, after the surgery, within one week I had fully recovered.
  Sérieusement, pendant l'opération et même après, il y a eu certaines complications fort sérieuses. Seriously, during surgery and also after surgery there were some quite serious complications.
• salle opératoire

Definition of surgery

• A procedure involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body
• The medical specialty related to the performance of surgical procedures
• A doctor's office
• Any arrangement where people arrive and wait for an interview with certain people, particularly a politician. ''cf''. clinic
• A pre-packaged bankruptcy or "quick bankruptcy

Examples

• Many times surgery is necessary to prevent cancer from spreading.
• I dropped in on the surgery as I was passing to show the doctor my hemorrhoids.
• Our MP will be holding a surgery in the village hall on Tuesday.

Related words

• neurosurgery
• microsurgery
• cryosurgery
• radiosurgery
• psychosurgery
• electrosurgery
• polysurgery
• telesurgery
• cardiosurgery