{
    "term": "surgery",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "medical treatment of injuries or diseases that involves cutting open a person’s body and often removing or replacing some parts; the branch of medicine connected with this treatment",
            "labels": "(British English)(informal)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**major/minor surgery**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **undergo** **heart/knee/shoulder** **surgery**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He will require surgery on his left knee."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The doctor had to **perform** emergency **surgery** to the patient's head."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's a specialist in **reconstructive** and **cosmetic surgery**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The president is to undergo minor **surgery to remove** a small growth from his hand."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has been performing heart surgery for ten years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "One of his specialities is minimally invasive surgery."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She felt weak for six months after undergoing major abdominal surgery."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They discussed whether patients should have to pay for all elective surgery."
                },
                {
                    "text": "patients recovering from hip replacement surgery"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He will need heart bypass surgery."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My brother went on to study surgery."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Healthcare"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["major", "radical", "minor"],
                "verb + surgery": ["get", "have", "undergo"],
                "preposition": ["after surgery", "before surgery", "during surgery"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a place where a doctor, dentist or vet sees patients",
            "labels": "(British English)North American English",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **doctor’s/dentist’s/vet's surgery**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Dr Smith isn't in the surgery today."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll have to go to the surgery to pick up the prescription."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I phoned the dentist's surgery and made an appointment for 2.30."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["open", "afternoon", "evening"],
                "verb + surgery": ["do", "have", "hold"],
                "surgery + noun": ["hours"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the surgery"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the time during which a doctor, dentist or vet is available to see patients",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**morning/afternoon/evening surgery**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "surgery hours"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Is there a surgery this evening?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He holds surgery from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["open", "afternoon", "evening"],
                "verb + surgery": ["do", "have", "hold"],
                "surgery + noun": ["hours"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the surgery"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a time when people can meet their Member of Parliament to ask questions and get help",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a constituency surgery"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɜːdʒəri/",
                "audio": "su/surgery/surgery__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɜːrdʒəri/",
                "audio": "su/surgery/surgery__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French surgerie, contraction of serurgerie, from serurgien, based on Latin chirurgia, from Greek kheirourgia ‘handiwork, surgery’, from kheir ‘hand’ + ergon ‘work’."
}