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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Researchers believe that by closing the gap between practice models and living tissue, the new method could improve safety and effectiveness in surgery.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
At least one was in surgery late Wednesday afternoon, another hospital spokesperson, Lindsay Foster, said.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
The second deputy was still in surgery.
—Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 30 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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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
At least one was in surgery late Wednesday afternoon, another hospital spokesperson, Lindsay Foster, said.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
The second deputy was still in surgery.
—Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 30 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 17 Oct. 2025.
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