surgery
/ˈsɜːdʒərɪ/noun
(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; 外科学; 手术：
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。
2.1
- 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。
2.2
- 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）。
词源
Middle English: from Old French surgerie, contraction of serurgerie, from serurgien （see SURGEOR）.