L'opération
Example: L'opération a duré deux heures sans complications majeures.
Definition
"L'opération" refers to a medical procedure involving surgery or other interventions performed to treat a disease, injury, or condition, typically carried out by a surgeon in a sterile environment to improve the patient's health or resolve a medical issue.
Etymology
The word "l'opération" comes from the Latin 'operatio,' meaning 'work' or 'activity.' It entered French through Old French, retaining the sense of a deliberate and organized action, which in medicine evolved to signify surgical or procedural intervention. Did you know that while today it's mostly medical, historically it could refer to any kind of work or action?
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"L'opération" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Medicine - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used words.
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