La cirugía
Example: La cirugía fue necesaria para salvar la vida del paciente.
Definition
"La cirugía" refers to the medical practice involving operative procedures to treat injuries, diseases, or deformities. It typically requires incisions and manual techniques to repair or remove affected body parts, as in the phrase: La cirugía fue necesaria para salvar la vida del paciente.
Etymology
The term "la cirugía" comes from the Greek word 'cheirourgia,' meaning 'hand work' (from 'cheir' for hand and 'ergon' for work). It entered Spanish via Latin 'chirurgia.' Did you know? The word highlights the manual skill surgeons use to perform operations.
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"La cirugía" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Medicine - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used words.
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