http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Difference/bqrrm/post.htm#162437Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:08:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:162437Hly20040http://www.englishforums.com/English/Difference/bqrrm/post.htm#162437http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-162437.xmlThank you!:-)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Difference/bqrrm/post.htm#162434Wed, 27 May 2009 04:08:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:162434My2sense1http://www.englishforums.com/English/Difference/bqrrm/post.htm#162434http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-162434.xmlHly2004 wrote: receive an operation or a surgery? to have surgery to have an operation to be operated onhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Difference/bqrrm/post.htm#162418Wed, 27 May 2009 04:08:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:162418Hly20042http://www.englishforums.com/English/Difference/bqrrm/post.htm#162418http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-162418.xmlreceive an operation or a surgery?http://www.englishforums.com/English/Difference/bqrrm/post.htm#162305Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:08:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:162305MrPedantic3http://www.englishforums.com/English/Difference/bqrrm/post.htm#162305http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-162305.xmlYes; an "operation" is an instance of "surgery". MrPhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Difference/bqrrm/post.htm#162172Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:08:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:162172pieanne4http://www.englishforums.com/English/Difference/bqrrm/post.htm#162172http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-162172.xmlYes! the O. R. (operation room) is where they perform surgeryhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Difference/bqrrm/post.htm#162158Wed, 27 May 2009 04:08:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:162158My2sense5http://www.englishforums.com/English/Difference/bqrrm/post.htm#162158http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-162158.xmlsurgery/operation The same thing i.e. a surgical procedure done by a doctor. To operate = To perform surgery verb Surgery: A physician's, dentist's, or veterinarian's office - British English I believehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Difference/bqrrm/post.htmWed, 27 May 2009 04:08:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:162141Anonymous6http://www.englishforums.com/English/Difference/bqrrm/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-162141.xmlHello , what's the difference between 'operation' & 'surgery' ?? Is it that one of them is more complicated ?? Thanx in advance