Synonyms & related words for surgery

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of surgery — including operation, resection, electrosurgery, excision, neurosurgery, radiosurgery. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to surgery

Explore words related to surgery — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include herniotomy, laryngotomy, gastrotomy, osteoplastic, glossectomy, pneumectomy, tenorrhaphy, ovariotomy. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for surgery

Common synonyms for surgery include operation, resection, electrosurgery, excision, neurosurgery, radiosurgery — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does surgery come from?

The word surgery breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: sur-, from Greek cheir (“hand”); and -gery, from Greek ergon (“work”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.