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chirurgia

surgery

noun kee-roor-JEE-ah Rare
Body & Health Medicine

Origin: Greek kheirourgia (hand-work), from kheir (hand) + ergon (work)

Usage Note

Chirurgia refers to the medical discipline and to a surgical procedure or ward (reparto di chirurgia). The word is feminine and has no plural issue, though chirurgie (pl.) is rarely used. The related noun chirurgo (surgeon, m) and adjective chirurgico (surgical) share the same Greek root and the hard 'ch' = 'k' spelling.

Examples

"Ha studiato chirurgia per sei anni."

Natural Translation

She studied surgery for six years.

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