Surgery
7 lettersnouncommonUpdated February 2026
Definition
The branch of medicine involving manual and instrumental treatment of disease or injury. A place where a doctor or dentist sees patients, or the scheduled time for consultations.
“The patient recovered well after surgery on his knee.”
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Contains Y and vowels U, E; medical term
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Worth 11 points; the Y provides valuable scoring
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