Sign for SURGERY in ASL | ASL Dictionary

How do you sign “Surgery” in ASL?

SURGERY: SURGERY in American Sign Language (ASL) names the operation and the recovery stories that follow. More than one form of the sign is in use, and every variation is shown on this page. The video and GIF below demonstrate the sign.

ASL sign for surgery (primary form) — animated demonstration

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SURGERY — variant 2

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When do you use SURGERY in ASL?

SURGERY schedules pre-op instructions, waiting-room updates, and scar comparisons at family dinners. Medical interpreting makes this sign genuinely important to get right.

Lesson 68 of the challenge covers it in Book 2.

📖 SURGERY is taught in Lesson 68 of ASL 102: Building Conversations — Book 2 of the 216-Day Challenge →




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