(now chiefly India) The office or employment of a surgeon, either in the naval or military service, or in a hospital as a resident or house officer.

(medicine, surgery) A laparoscopy technique where only a single incision of between 1½ to 5 centimetres is made, mostly through the umbilicus.

An orthopedist.

plural of surgeonry

(obsolete) surgery

Free from surges; smooth; calm.

Synonym of telesurgery

(informal, medicine) An ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction.

(psychology) A trait aspect of emotional reactivity in which a person tends towards high levels of positive affect.

plural of veterinary surgeon