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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], borrowed from Latin chīrurgia, from chīrurgus, from Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós) (cf. χειρουργία (kheirourgía)), from χείρ (kheír, hand) + ἔργον (érgon, work, labor).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θiɾuˈxia/ [θi.ɾuˈxi.a]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /siɾuˈxia/ [si.ɾuˈxi.a]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: ci‧ru‧gí‧a

Noun

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cirugía f (plural cirugías)

  1. surgery

Derived terms

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