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French word
chirurgie
Pronunciation
IPA/ʃiʁyʁʒi/
Meaning
- feminine nounsurgery
Example
Elle travaille en chirurgie à l'hôpital.
She works in surgery at the hospital.
More examples
Le patient a subi une chirurgie réparatrice.
The patient underwent reconstructive surgery.
Core concept
Hands and instruments at work on the body, together with the medical field built around that work.
Common phrases
en chirurgie
in surgery
service de chirurgie
surgery department
Similar words
opération: One surgical act performed on a person's body.
intervention: A medical intervention carried out for treatment or surgery.
chirurgien: A doctor specializing in performing surgery.
service: A hospital department responsible for a particular area of medical care.
Definition in French
Désigne à la fois l'ensemble des interventions opératoires et la spécialité médicale qui les réalise.
Word origin
French chirurgie comes through Latin chirurgia from Greek kheirourgia, built from kheir, 'hand', and ergon, 'work'.
Usage tips
- La chirurgie is feminine, so the standard article is la, as in la chirurgie générale.
Other meanings
- operationnoun
Opposites
- médecinemedicinenoun
Related words
- chirurgiensurgeonnoun
- chirurgicalsurgicaladjective