(medicine) Surgery using a fibre-optic laparoscope through a small incision, either for examination or treatment

One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals. / A surgeonfish.

A doctor who practices veterinary medicine.

Any surgical procedure that changes a person's sex characteristics so that they conform to a standard, particularly those decided by transgender people for themselves or for intersex people to present in a dyadic fashion, the latter often done without consent.

Surgery on any part of the nervous system, especially the brain; neurosurgery. / (uncountable, idiomatic) Something that is overly complex, detailed or confusing.

plural of surgeon

Surgery (and related medical treatment) to improve appearance rather than for health reasons.

Surgery to repair body parts, especially involving the transfer of tissue. / Cosmetic surgery for appearance.

laparoscopy

(surgery, military, colloquial) Surgery performed rapidly in a military field hospital to stabilize the patient as quickly as possible.