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surgery

B2Frequent NGSL-3
UK /ˈsɜːdʒəri/US /ˈsɜːrdʒəri/
noun

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

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rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable with surgery.

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But if she's cooking, she's dealing with people on the phone, she's talking to the kids, she's painting the ceiling -- (Laughter) she's doing open-heart surgery over here.

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