surgery/ˋsɝdʒərI; ˈsɜːdʒ$ri/n plural surgeries 1 [U] medical treatment in which a doctor cuts open your body to repair or remove something 外科手术: heart surgery 心脏外科手术in surgery (=having/doing an operation) 做手术 He was in surgery for three hours. 他接受了三个小时的手术。2 [C] BrE a place where you go to see a doctor or DENTIST 【英】〔医生或牙医的〕诊所