Definition
An archaic term for surgery or the practice and art of surgical operations.
Etymology
From Old French cirurgie, from Greek cheirourgeia (cheiro- 'hand' + -urgeia 'work, operation'). The English spelling adopted the Latinized ch- spelling, making it distinct from French.
Kelly Says
Chirurgery is the ancestor word of modern 'surgery'—both preserve that Greek root meaning hand-work, reminding us that for thousands of years, surgery was literally what doctors did with their skilled hands!
Translations
BNবাংলা
চিকিৎসা
chi-kit-sa
CACatalà
cirurgia
sir-ur-gia
CSČeština
chirurgie
chi-rur-gee
DADansk
kirurgi
ki-ru-rgi
DEDeutsch
Chirurgie
chi-rur-gee
ELΕλληνικά
χειρουργική
hi-roo-rgi-ki
ESEspañol
cirugía
sir-u-jia
FISuomi
leikkaus
lei-kka-us
FRFrançais
chirurgie
shir-ur-zhi
HEעברית
כירורגיה
ki-ru-rgia
HIहिन्दी
शल्य चिकित्सा
shalya chikitsa
HUMagyar
sebészet
se-be-shet
IDBahasa Indonesia
bedah
be-dah
ITItaliano
chirurgia
chi-rur-gia
KKKK
хирургия
khi-rurg-i-ya
MRMR
शस्त्रक्रिया
sha-stra-kri-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
pembedahan
pem-be-da-han
NLNederlands
chirurgie
ki-rur-gee
NONorsk
kirurgi
ki-ru-rgi
PLPolski
chirurgia
chi-rur-gia
PTPortuguês
cirurgia
sir-jur-gia
RORomână
chirurgie
chi-rug-ee
RUРусский
хирургия
khi-rur-gi-ya
SVSvenska
kirurgi
ki-ru-rgi
SWKiswahili
upasuaji
u-pa-su-a-ji
TAதமிழ்
சிகிச்சை
si-ki-chai
TEతెలుగు
చికిత్స
chi-kit-sa
THไทย
การผ่าตัด
gaan pha-dat
TLTL
operasyon
o-pe-ra-syon
UKУкраїнська
хірургія
khi-rurg-i-ya
VITiếng Việt
phẫu thuật
phau-thuat
YOYO
ọgbọ́n ẹ̀rọ
og-bon e-ro
ZH中文
外科手术
wài guī shǒu shù