Surgery meaning : A procedure involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body. The medical specialty related to the performance of surgical procedures. A room or department where surgery is performed. A doctor's office. Any arrangement where people arrive and wait for an interview with certain people, particularly a politician. cf. clinic. (bankruptcy) A pre-packaged bankruptcy or "quick bankruptcy". The production of a manifold by removing parts of one manifold and replacing them with corresponding parts of others.