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# a procedure

phrase (noun: a procedure, procedures)

«a procedure» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (euphemism, medical) an operation or a medical treatment.
2. (literal) a set way of doing something, step by step.

### In the lessons

Doctors and patients say «a procedure» to make surgery sound smaller; all regions. The step-by-step sense is very common in science lessons.

### Examples

- She's going into hospital for a minor procedure.
- The doctor explained the procedure before the X-ray.
- Follow the safety procedure in the lab.
- The fire drill procedure is on the wall.
- Gossip: «He's having a procedure — something with his knee.»
- Science: «Write down the procedure you used.»

### Note

As a euphemism it can stand for «surgery». In science, «procedure» = method, the steps of an experiment.