Examples of surgery in a Sentence
Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 8 June 2024
Ekblad and fellow defenseman Brandon Montour missed the first 16 games while recovering from offseason shoulder surgery.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
They were born with Pfeiffer syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes the bones in a child’s skull to incorrectly fuse together, and credit God with keeping them alive through more than 20 surgeries.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
Ward is recovering from core surgery, has been rehabbing on the side during the 49ers’ mandatory minicamp, and expects to be good to go for training camp in late July.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
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“Surgery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surgery. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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surgery
noun
Middle English surgerie "surgery," from early French cirurgerie, surgerie (same meaning), from Latin chirurgia (same meaning), derived from Greek cheirourgos "surgeon," from cheirourgos "doing by hand," from cheir "hand" and ergon "work"
Medical Definition
surgery
noun
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