a process in which a doctor cuts into someone's body in order to repair or remove a damaged or diseased partShe is recovering from a major heart operation. [=she is recovering from major heart surgery]

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1. a process in which a doctor cuts into someone's body in order to repair or remove a damaged or diseased part
She is recovering from a major heart operation. [=she is recovering from major heart surgery]