Chinese edit

close to; to cut; to slice
 
remove; do away with; wipe out
remove; do away with; wipe out; divide; except
simp. and trad.
(切除)

Pronunciation edit


Verb edit

切除

  1. (surgery) to excise; to cut out; to remove (organ or other tissue)
    子宮切除子宫切除  ―  zǐgōng qièchúshù  ―  hysterectomy

Derived terms edit

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
せつ
Grade: 2
じょ
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology edit

(setsu, cut, sever) +‎ (jo, rid of, clear away)

Noun edit

(せつ)(じょ) (setsujo

  1. cutting off, excision, -tomy

Derived terms edit

Verb edit

(せつ)(じょ)する (setsujo surusuru (stem (せつ)(じょ) (setsujo shi), past (せつ)(じょ)した (setsujo shita))

  1. to cut off, to excise

Conjugation edit