procedure

IPA: prʌsˈidʒɝ

A particular method for performing a task.
A series of small tasks or steps taken to accomplish an end.
(uncountable) The set of established forms or methods of an organized body for accomplishing a certain task or tasks.
The steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding.
(obsolete) That which results; issue; product.
(computing) A subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task, but does not return a value.
(medicine) A surgical operation.

Examples of "procedure" in Sentences

They say the procedure is absolutely painless, it just tickles a little.
The decision to have such a procedure is already heart wrenching enough.
This procedure is the easiest, but it might cost you more than you were expecting in the process.
But there are some women for whom such a procedure is a huge relief and is a matter of convenience.
Bigger dogs have bigger vessels and thus pose a greater risk, but this procedure is almost always easier than any spay.
This procedure is the bench mark of Babudom in India and I must say 66 minutes is quite fast for paper work to be pushed thru.
I have done a forum search and there hasn't been any recent threads (the newest was over a year ago) on the subject, so I am curious to know what the procedure is at this point.
As no UK doctors who specialise in MS are prepared to carry out Zamboni's procedure until further studies are carried out, Alex went to California, where a surgeon at Stanford University was willing to perform the procedure.