🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

外科的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: wàikē de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Surgical/ˈsɜːr.dʒɪ.kəl/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"病人需要接受外科手术。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or used in surgery or medical operations.

    "The patient successfully underwent a complex surgical procedure."
  2. 2

    Very precise, accurate, and targeted in nature.

    "The company executed a surgical strike on the competing market segment."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Middle English word 'surgery', which comes from the Old French 'sururgie', ultimately originating from the Greek 'khirourgia', meaning 'handwork' (cheir meaning hand + ergon meaning work). Over centuries, the term evolved to specifically designate medical operations performed by hand or with instruments.

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