surgery

Significado (Inglés)

  1. (uncountable, usually) A procedure involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The medical specialty related to the performance of surgical procedures.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A room or department where surgery is performed.
  4. (British, countable, uncountable) A doctor's office; a clinic.
  5. (British, countable, uncountable) A medical practitioner’s office hours.
  6. (British, countable, uncountable) Any arrangement where people arrive and wait for an interview with certain people, particularly a politician. cf. clinic.
  7. (countable, slang, uncountable) A pre-packaged bankruptcy or "quick bankruptcy".
  8. (countable, uncountable) The production of a manifold by removing parts of one manifold and replacing them with corresponding parts of others.
  9. (broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable) Drastic changes made to anything.

Conceptos

cirurgía

puesto de asistencia médica

sala de curas

procedimiento quirúrgico

operación quirúrgica

Frecuencia

B1
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈsɝd͡ʒəɹi/
Etimología (Inglés)

In summary

From Middle English surgerie, from Old French surgerie, from Latin chirurgia, from Ancient Greek χειρουργία (kheirourgía), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”). Doublet of chirurgy.

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