Surgery

noun

1. A procedure involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body.

   "Many times surgery is necessary to prevent cancer from spreading."

2. The medical specialty related to the performance of surgical procedures.
3. A room or department where surgery is performed.
4. A doctor's office.

   "I dropped in on the surgery as I was passing to show the doctor my hemorrhoids."

5. Any arrangement where people arrive and wait for an interview with certain people, particularly a politician. cf. clinic.

   "Our MP will be holding a surgery in the village hall on Tuesday."