in surgery
idiom
1
: being operated on
The patient is still in surgery.
2
: performing an operation
The doctor has been in surgery for two hours.
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At least one was in surgery late Wednesday afternoon, another hospital spokesperson, Lindsay Foster, said.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
The second deputy was still in surgery.
—Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
The finished device was 3D printed and used in surgery, offering the patient precise alignment and stronger structural support.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
The boy fell from a fifth-floor window and was in surgery after scans showed bleeding in the brain, according to ABC7.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
The second deputy was still in surgery.
—Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
The finished device was 3D printed and used in surgery, offering the patient precise alignment and stronger structural support.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
The boy fell from a fifth-floor window and was in surgery after scans showed bleeding in the brain, according to ABC7.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
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“In surgery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20surgery. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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