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chirurgo

surgeon

noun kee-ROOR-goh Rare

Origin: From Greek kheirourgos (one who works with hands), from kheir (hand) + ergon (work).

Usage Note

Chirurgo has an irregular feminine form: la chirurga (increasingly used) or il chirurgo (still used generically). The plural is chirurghi — the -gh- preserves the hard 'g' sound before -i. The related adjective is chirurgico (intervento chirurgico — 'surgical procedure').

Examples

"Il chirurgo ha eseguito l'operazione con grande precisione."

Natural Translation

The surgeon performed the operation with great precision.

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