De operatie
Example: De operatie verliep succesvol en de patiënt herstelt goed.
Definition
"De operatie" refers to a medical procedure involving surgery where a doctor performs an intervention to treat an illness, injury, or other medical condition. It often requires anesthesia and is done in a hospital or surgical center to improve a patient's health.
Etymology
The term "de operatie" comes from the Latin 'operatio', meaning 'work' or 'labor'. It was adopted into Dutch through French 'opération', reflecting the process of carrying out a surgical procedure. Did you know that 'operatie' shares roots with the English word 'operation', both referring to a purposeful act or procedure?
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"De operatie" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Medicine - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used words.
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