The difference between Operating room and Surgery

When used as nouns, operating room means a room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations, whereas surgery means a procedure involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body.


check bellow for the other definitions of Operating room and Surgery

  1. Operating room as a noun:

    A room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations.

  1. Surgery as a noun (medicine):

    A procedure involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body.

    Examples:

    "Many times surgery is necessary to prevent cancer from spreading."

  2. Surgery as a noun (medicine):

    The medical specialty related to the performance of surgical procedures.

  3. Surgery as a noun:

    A room or department where surgery is performed.

  4. Surgery as a noun (British):

    A doctor's office.

    Examples:

    "I dropped in on the surgery as I was passing to show the doctor my hemorrhoids."

  5. Surgery as a noun (British):

    Any arrangement where people arrive and wait for an interview with certain people, particularly a politician. cf. clinic.

    Examples:

    "Our MP will be holding a surgery in the village hall on Tuesday."

  6. Surgery as a noun (finance, bankruptcy, slang):

    A pre-packaged bankruptcy or "quick bankruptcy".

  7. Surgery as a noun (topology):

    The production of a manifold by removing parts of one manifold and replacing them with corresponding parts of others.