n. [ OE. surgenrie, surgerie; cf. OF. cirurgie, F. chirurgie, L. chirurgia, Gr. &unr_;. See Surgeon. ] 1. The art of healing by manual operation; that branch of medical science which treats of manual operations for the healing of diseases or injuries of the body; that branch of medical science which has for its object the cure of local injuries or diseases, as wounds or fractures, tumors, etc., whether by manual operation or by medicines and constitutional treatment. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A surgeon's operating room or laboratory. [ 1913 Webster ]
[うける, ukeru](v1, vt) (1) to receive; to get; (2) to catch (e.g. a ball); (3) to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); (4) to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); (5) to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); (6) (esp. 受ける, 享ける) to be given (e.g. life, talent); (7) (esp. 受ける, 享ける) to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; (8) to face (south, etc.); (9) { ling } (esp. 受ける, 承ける) to be modified by; (10) (esp. 請ける, now primarily used in compound words) (See 請け出す・1) to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; (v1, vi) (11) to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well; (P)#1784[Add to Longdo]