cirúrgico

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• chirúrgico

Etymology

From Latin chīrurgicus (“surgical”), chīrurgus (“surgeon”) + -icus, from Ancient Greek χειρουργία (kheirourgía), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /si.ˈɾuɻ.ʒi.ko/

Adjective

cirúrgico m (feminine singular cirúrgica, masculine plural cirúrgicos, feminine plural cirúrgicas, not comparable)

1. surgical (of or relating to surgery)

Related terms

• cirurgia, cirurgião