Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with surgery in American Collocation
surgery
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
major/minor
Surviving major surgery against all the odds, her recovery is a remarkable one.
on a part of the body
Achieving good results in cardiac surgery requires team work.
emergency/planned
In emergency surgery almost all operations were performed by registrars.
types of surgery
I need a minor operation by keyhole surgery in October.
on children
Paediatric surgery involves working with children and their parents.
need surgery
After consulting two specialists, it was decided the Hungarian player required extensive surgery.
have surgery
Last year he underwent brain surgery to remove an aneurism.
do surgery
Learn how surgery was performed without anaesthetic.
wait for surgery
Patients awaiting surgery generally experience high levels of anxiety.
delay or cancel surgery
Elective surgery is postponed until the patient is ready.
refuse surgery
The number of patients who refused surgery was lower than predicted.