surgery
noun (ADVICE) /ˈsɜː.dʒər.i/
/ˈsɝː.dʒɚ-/ Definition
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2. Practise
B2 [C or U] UK (US office) a place where you can go to ask advice from or receive treatment from a doctor or dentist: If you come to the surgery at 10.30, the doctor will see you then. On Saturday mornings, surgery (= the fixed period of opening of the place where you can go to see your doctor) is from 9.00 to 12.00.Medical places and organizations › [C] the regular period of time when a person can visit their Member of Parliament to ask advice: Our MP holds a weekly surgery on Friday mornings.Local government and politics
(Definition of surgery noun (ADVICE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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