n, pl  -ger*ies  1  :  a branch of medicine concerned with diseases and conditions requiring or amenable to operative or manual procedures  2 a  Brit  :  a physician's or dentist's office  b  :  a room or area where surgery is performed  3 a  :  the work done by a surgeon  b  :  OPERATION .
 
 
 
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