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quirúrgico

surgical

adjective kee-ROOR-hee-koh Rare

Origin: From Greek kheirourgía (hand-work), via Latin chirurgicus.

Usage Note

Quirúrgico is the adjective for anything relating to surgery (intervención quirúrgica = surgical procedure, equipo quirúrgico = surgical team). The initial qu- is pronounced simply 'k'; the g before i gives the 'h' sound. The root noun is cirugía (surgery) and the practitioner is cirujano/a (surgeon).

Examples

"Necesita una intervención quirúrgica urgente."

Natural Translation

She needs an urgent surgical procedure.

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