Meanings (ES + gloss)
cirugía • operación
A procedure involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body.
Surgery is often necessary to prevent cancer from spreading.
When performed poorly, a labiaplasty — a procedure to reduce the size of the labia minora, and one of the fastest-growing cosmetic surgeries worldwide — can also damage nerves, lea…
cirugía
The medical specialty related to the performance of surgical procedures.
pabellón • quirófano
A room or department where surgery is performed.
The physician's proper place was in the library, not in the surgery.
consulta • consultorio
A doctor's office; a clinic.
I dropped in on the surgery as I was passing to show the doctor my hemorrhoids.
Phrases
Caldwell-Luc surgeryDehn surgeryTommy John surgeryaesthetic surgeryantisurgerybiosurgerybottom surgerycardiosurgerychemosurgerychest surgerycosmetic surgerycraniosurgerycryosurgerycybersurgerydental surgerydermasurgerydomino surgeryelectrosurgeryendosurgeryesthetic surgerygastrosurgerygender confirmation surgerygender reallocation surgerygeneral surgeryhydrosurgeryhypnosurgeryimmunosurgerykeyhole surgerylaparoscopic surgerylaser eye surgerylaser surgeryliposurgerylower surgerymacrosurgerymicrofracture surgerymicroradiosurgerymicrosurgerynanosurgeryopen-heart surgeryoral surgery
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