Definition

Noun: A specific, planned medical intervention performed on a living body, typically involving cutting into tissue with instruments. Its primary purposes are to repair injury, remove diseased tissue, diagnose a condition, or improve bodily function.

Usage

This term refers to the formal, technical act of performing surgery. It is used in medical, academic, and formal contexts to describe the procedure itself, distinct from the pre-operative or post-operative care. - It is often used interchangeably with "surgical operation" or "surgery," though it can emphasize the specific steps and methodology. - It is a countable noun (e.g., a surgical procedure, several surgical procedures).

Examples

• The patient underwent a surgical procedure to remove the tumor.
• Minimally invasive surgical procedures often result in faster recovery times.
• The complexity of the surgical procedure required a team of specialists.

Advanced Usage

• Elective surgical procedure: A planned operation that is not an emergency (e.g., cataract surgery).
• Diagnostic surgical procedure: An operation performed to obtain tissue for analysis and diagnosis (e.g., a biopsy).
• The surgical procedure was a success: A formal way to state that the operation achieved its intended medical goal.

Variants and Related Words

• Surgery (n.): The broader field of treatment involving operative procedures; also used for a single operation.
• Operation (n.): A common synonym for a surgical procedure.
• Surgical operation (n. phrase): A formal term identical in meaning to "surgical procedure."
• Procedure (n.): A more general term for any medical intervention, which can be surgical or non-surgical (e.g., a diagnostic procedure).

Synonyms

• Operation
• Surgery
• Surgical operation
• Surgical intervention

Related Phrases

• To perform a surgical procedure: The action carried out by the surgeon.
  • The surgeon will perform the surgical procedure tomorrow.
• To undergo a surgical procedure: The experience of the patient.
  • She is scheduled to undergo a surgical procedure next week.

Noun

1. a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
   • they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available
   • he died while undergoing surgery