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polysurgery

polysurgery noun: multiple surgical operations, especially when part of a morbid condition where the patient desires unnecessary surgery.

Noun

polysurgery (usually uncountable, plural polysurgeries)

  1. (usually) Multiple surgical operations, especially when part of a morbid condition where the patient desires unnecessary surgery.

Forms of polysurgery

pluralpolysurgeries

Origin of polysurgery

From poly- + surgery.

Questions about polysurgery

What does polysurgery mean?
Polysurgery means multiple surgical operations, especially when part of a morbid condition where the patient desires unnecessary surgery.
What part of speech is polysurgery?
Polysurgery is a noun.
What is the plural of polysurgery?
The plural of polysurgery is polysurgeries.

Words near polysurgery in the dictionary

  1. polysulphurets
  2. polySUMO
  3. polysumoylated
  4. polysumoylation
  5. polysurgeries
  6. polysurgery
  7. polysurgical
  8. polyswitch
  9. polyswitches
  10. polysyllabic
  11. polysyllabical

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