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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDekompressionsoperation
Pronunciation / Transliteration: de-kɔm-ˈpʁɛs-zi-oːns-ˌɔ-pe-ʁa-ˈtsi-oːn
"Der Patient benötigte dringend eine Dekompressionsoperation an der Wirbelsäule."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A surgical operation performed to relieve pressure on a body part, most commonly the brain, spinal cord, or peripheral nerves.
"The neurosurgeon performed a decompressive surgery to alleviate the dangerous intracranial pressure caused by the severe head trauma." - 2
Any procedure aimed at removing bone or tissue constraints that compromise vascular or neurological structures.
"Patients suffering from severe lumbar spinal stenosis often find relief after undergoing decompressive surgery."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix 'de-' (expressing reversal or removal), 'compressive' (from Latin 'compressus', past participle of comprimere, meaning to press together), and 'surgery' (from Late Latin 'chirurgia', derived from Greek kheirourgia, meaning handwork). The medical compound emerged in the late 19th to mid-20th century as neurosurgical and orthopedic techniques advanced to relieve internal pressure on vital organs.
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chirurgie décompressive
Transliteration: shi-rur-zhi de-kɔ̃-pʁɛ-siv
"Une chirurgie décompressive a été réalisée pour réduire la pression intracrânienne."
Dekompressionsoperation
Transliteration: de-kɔm-ˈpʁɛs-zi-oːns-ˌɔ-pe-ʁa-ˈtsi-oːn
"Der Patient benötigte dringend eine Dekompressionsoperation an der Wirbelsäule."
chirurgia decompressiva
Transliteration: ki-rur-dʒa de-kom-pres-ˈsi-va
"La chirurgia decompressiva ha salvato la vita del paziente dopo il trauma."
cirugía descompresiva
Transliteration: si-ɾu-ˈxi-a des-kom-pɾe-ˈsi-βa
"La cirugía descompresiva es eficaz para tratar la compresión nerviosa severa."
cirurgia descompressiva
Transliteration: si-ɾu-ˈʒi-ɐ dʒis-kõ-pɾe-ˈsi-vɐ
"O médico indicou uma cirurgia descompressiva para aliviar a dor lombar crônica."
डिकंप्रैसिव सर्जरी
Transliteration: dikampresiv sarjari
"मस्तिष्क के दबाव को कम करने के लिए डिकंप्रैसिव सर्जरी की गई।"
减压手术
Transliteration: jiǎn yā shǒu shù
"医生通过减压手术成功降低了患者的颅内压。"
감압 수술
Transliteration: gam-ap su-sul
"척추 협착증 환자에게 감압 수술이 시행되었습니다."
減圧術
Transliteration: gen'atsujutsu
"脳浮気を治療するために緊急の減圧術が行われました。"
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