Sur"ge*ry (?), n. [OE. surgenrie, surgerie; cf. OF. cirurgie, F.
chirurgie, L. chirurgia, Gr. &?;. See Surgeon.] 1. The art of healing
by manual operation; that branch of medical science which treats of
manual operations for the healing of diseases or injuries of the body;
that branch of medical science which has for its object the cure of
local injuries or diseases, as wounds or fractures, tumors, etc.,
whether by manual operation or by medicines and constitutional
treatment.