El cirujano
Example: El cirujano realizó una operación complicada con éxito.
Definition
"El cirujano" is a noun in Spanish referring to a medical professional specialized in performing surgical operations to treat injuries, diseases, or deformities by physically cutting into the body. For example, "El cirujano realizó una operación complicada con éxito" means the surgeon successfully performed a complicated operation.
Etymology
The term "el cirujano" originates from the Latin word 'chirurgus,' which itself comes from the Greek 'cheirourgos,' meaning 'hand worker' or 'working with hands.' Did you know that the term reflects the manual skills essential to surgery, emphasizing the surgeon's role in physically operating on patients?
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"El cirujano" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Medicine - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used words.
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