כירורגיה
Hebrew
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin chīrūrgia, from chīrurgus, from Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós).
Cognate with Russian хирургия (xirurgija), Polish chirurgia and other Slavic synonyms.
Noun
כִירוּרְגְּיָה • (khirurgya) f
- (medicine) surgery
- Synonym: ניתוח (nitúakh)
Related terms
- כִירוּרְגִּי (khirurgi, “surgical”)
- נוֹיְרוֹכִירוּרְגְּיָה (noyrokhirurgya, “neurosurgery”)