The pediatric cardiac surgeon
Example: The pediatric cardiac surgeon successfully repaired the baby's heart defect.
Definition
"The pediatric cardiac surgeon" is a medical professional specializing in performing surgeries on the hearts of infants and children, addressing congenital or acquired heart defects to improve or save young patients' lives.
Etymology
The term "the pediatric cardiac surgeon" combines 'pediatric,' derived from the Greek 'pais' meaning child and 'iatros' meaning doctor; 'cardiac,' from the Greek 'kardia' meaning heart; and 'surgeon,' from the Greek 'cheirourgos,' meaning hand worker. Together, they describe a specialist who operates on children's hearts.
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"The pediatric cardiac surgeon" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - Medical Professions - (B2) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used words.
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