Palavra Inglês do Dia

surgery

cirurgia

Definições

inglês > português

surgery

1. operação, cirurgia

inglês > inglês

surgery

1. n. (medicine) A procedure involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body.

Many times surgery is necessary to prevent cancer from spreading.

2. n. (medicine) The medical specialty related to the performance of surgical procedures.

3. n. A room or department where surgery is performed.

4. n. (British) A doctor's office.

I dropped in on the surgery as I was passing to show the doctor my hemorrhoids.

5. n. (British) Any arrangement where people arrive and wait for an interview with certain people, particularly a politician. cf. clinic.

Our MP will be holding a surgery in the village hall on Tuesday.

6. n. (finance, bankruptcy, slang) A pre-packaged bankruptcy or "quick bankruptcy".

7. n. (topology) The production of a manifold by removing parts of one manifold and replacing them with corresponding parts of others.

português > inglês

cirurgia

1. n-f. surgery (practice)