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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As the episode opens, Monty is in surgery after a hospital staffer found him, unresponsive, on the floor of his room.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Jan. 2025
The source said one victim is an adult with a gunshot wound to the stomach currently in surgery and that another is a minor with unspecified injuries.
—Isabel Rosales, CNN, 4 Sep. 2024
The largest vein in her body had to be repaired in surgery, and her right kidney was removed, her mother said.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
By the time Jack, Hope, and Doc make it by car, an exhausted Mel tells them that Everett’s in surgery to have a stent placed.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Jan. 2025
The source said one victim is an adult with a gunshot wound to the stomach currently in surgery and that another is a minor with unspecified injuries.
—Isabel Rosales, CNN, 4 Sep. 2024
The largest vein in her body had to be repaired in surgery, and her right kidney was removed, her mother said.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
By the time Jack, Hope, and Doc make it by car, an exhausted Mel tells them that Everett’s in surgery to have a stent placed.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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“In surgery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20surgery. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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