Chirurgery
//kaɪˈɹɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəɹi// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of surgery. archaic, countable, uncountable
"A Student in Chirurgery is admitted to practise throughout England, if he has been honestly and skilfully exercent therein for seven Years, and has gone through two Operations in Anatomy, and performed three Cures (at the least) […]"
Synonyms
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More examples"A Student in Chirurgery is admitted to practise throughout England, if he has been honestly and skilfully exercent therein for seven Years, and has gone through two Operations in Anatomy, and performed three Cures (at the least) […]"
Etymology
From Old French cirurgerie. Compare surgery.
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