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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese *cirurgião, cilurgião, celorgião, *cerorgião (chirurgeon), from *chīrūrgiānus, a Vulgar Latin derivative of Latin chīrūrgia (surgery), from chīrūrgus (surgeon), from Ancient Greek χειρουργία (kheirourgía), from χείρ (kheír, hand) + ἔργον (érgon, work).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /si.ɾuʁ.ʒiˈɐ̃w̃/ [si.ɾuɦ.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /si.ɾuʁˈʒjɐ̃w̃/ [si.ɾuɦˈʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /si.ɾuɾ.ʒiˈɐ̃w̃/ [si.ɾuɾ.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /si.ɾuɾˈʒjɐ̃w̃/ [si.ɾuɾˈʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /si.ɾuʁ.ʒiˈɐ̃w̃/ [si.ɾuʁ.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /si.ɾuʁˈʒjɐ̃w̃/ [si.ɾuʁˈʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /si.ɾuɻ.ʒiˈɐ̃w̃/ [si.ɾuɻ.ʒɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /si.ɾuɻˈʒjɐ̃w̃/ [si.ɾuɻˈʒjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: ci‧rur‧gi‧ão

Noun

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cirurgião m (plural cirurgiões or cirurgiães, feminine cirurgiã, feminine plural cirurgiãs)

  1. surgeon (doctor who performs surgery)
    Synonym: operador

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