cirulgia

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin chīrūrgia, from Ancient Greek χειρουργίᾱ (kheirourgíā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡siɾulˈʒia/

Noun

cirulgia f (plural cirulgias)

1. surgery
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 13v:

     Et por ende es bona en la arte de cirulgia pora tirar los hueſſos q́ ſó q́brados en los cuerpos delos oḿs por llaga o por quebrátadura.

     And there it is good in the art of surgery for pulling the bones that are broken in people's bodies due to a wound or a breaking.

Descendants

• Spanish: cirugía