1) (to cause a machine etc) to work, be in action; to try to treat an ill person by cutting open the body and removing or mending a diseased or injured part (operate)
2) the science and practice of treating injuries and diseases by cutting the body open and removing or mending part of it; a doctor's or dentist's room where patients are checked, treated etc (surgery)
a person who is recovering from illness
improving, recuperating
especially in United States in enclosure for horses and Cattle
adjustment; fixing
the act of using a needle and thread
stitching
