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surgery
noun(sur-gery)
a branch of medicine concerned with diseases and conditions requiring or amenable to operative or manual procedures
surgery
noun(sur-gery)
alterations made as if by surgery
surgery
noun(sur-gery)
a physician's or dentist's office
surgery
noun(sur-gery)
a type of gender confirmation surgery in which a person's genitalia are altered to match their gender identity
surgery
noun(sur-gery)
any of several surgical procedures that a transgender person may choose to undergo in order to obtain the physical characteristics that match their gender identity
surgery
noun(sur-gery)
gender confirmation surgery
surgery
noun(sur-gery)
a branch of concerned with improving the function or appearance of parts of the body through reconstructive or cosmetic medical procedures; also : a procedure performed for such a purpose
surgery
noun(sur-gery)
surgery to restore function or normal appearance by reconstructing defective organs or parts
surgery
noun(sur-gery)
a surgical procedure in which a torn ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow is replaced with a tendon graft typically obtained from a superficial muscle of the forearm : ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction
surgery
noun(sur-gery)
a type of gender confirmation surgery in which a person's breasts are removed or augmented to match their gender identity
surgery
noun(sur-gery)
operative treatment of diseased trees especially for control of decay; broadly : practices forming part of the professional care of specimen or shade trees
surgery
noun(sur-gery)
surgery done to improve a person's appearance

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