El cirujano de trasplante de corazón
Example: El cirujano de trasplante de corazón salvó varias vidas esta semana.
Definition
"El cirujano de trasplante de corazón" is a medical professional specialized in performing heart transplant surgeries, replacing a diseased heart with a healthy donor heart to save or improve patients' lives. This specialist requires extensive training in both surgery and transplantation techniques.
Etymology
The phrase "el cirujano de trasplante de corazón" comes from Spanish, where "cirujano" means surgeon, derived from the Latin 'chirurgus' meaning hand-worker or surgeon. "Trasplante" comes from Latin 'transplantare,' meaning to transplant or replant. "Corazón" means heart and comes from Latin 'cor,' referring to the organ. Together, the phrase literally means 'the surgeon of heart transplant,' describing a surgeon who performs heart transplants.
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"El cirujano de trasplante de corazón" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Medical Professions - (B2) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used words.
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the heart transplant surgeon