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.
Examples of in surgery in a Sentence
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The person was still in surgery Tuesday evening, police said.
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024
Innovating in surgery is not an area that’s robustly regulated.
—Megan Rose, ProPublica, 6 Mar. 2024
When Taylor had a postpartum medical emergency, the adoptive parents were given their own hospital room to bond with the baby while Taylor was in surgery.
—TIME, 2 Mar. 2024
Daughter says principal put himself in 'harm's way' In the Facebook post, Claire said her father is recovering after being in surgery while mourning the death of the victim and shooter on Thursday.
—José Mendiola, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
Just like some doctors specialize in surgery while others focus on pediatrics, CMAs also choose different career paths based on their interests and skills.
—Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
In late May, Rodriguez and the surgical team spent 21 hours in surgery, transferring the donor's face, eye socket and eye to James.
—Jon Lapook, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2023
Instead, the results revealed Muñoz died from a fatal combination of morphine, Demerol, Versed, propofol, ketamine, lidocaine and Narcan – almost all drugs typically used in surgery and ones to which her nurse anesthetist husband would have access, per the special.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2023
Nasal sprays that contain the ingredient are still considered effective, as well as when it is used in surgery or to dilate the eyes.
—Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024
Innovating in surgery is not an area that’s robustly regulated.
—Megan Rose, ProPublica, 6 Mar. 2024
When Taylor had a postpartum medical emergency, the adoptive parents were given their own hospital room to bond with the baby while Taylor was in surgery.
—TIME, 2 Mar. 2024
Daughter says principal put himself in 'harm's way' In the Facebook post, Claire said her father is recovering after being in surgery while mourning the death of the victim and shooter on Thursday.
—José Mendiola, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
Just like some doctors specialize in surgery while others focus on pediatrics, CMAs also choose different career paths based on their interests and skills.
—Bryce Welker, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
In late May, Rodriguez and the surgical team spent 21 hours in surgery, transferring the donor's face, eye socket and eye to James.
—Jon Lapook, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2023
Instead, the results revealed Muñoz died from a fatal combination of morphine, Demerol, Versed, propofol, ketamine, lidocaine and Narcan – almost all drugs typically used in surgery and ones to which her nurse anesthetist husband would have access, per the special.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2023
Nasal sprays that contain the ingredient are still considered effective, as well as when it is used in surgery or to dilate the eyes.
—Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
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“In surgery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20surgery. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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