Surgical
Surgical
Surgical (pronunciation: /ˈsɜːrdʒɪkəl/) is an adjective that pertains to or is associated with surgery or surgeons. The term originates from the Latin word "chirurgia", which means "hand work".
Etymology
The term "surgical" is derived from the Old French "surgien", which is in turn derived from the Latin "chirurgia". The Latin term is a combination of "cheir" meaning "hand" and "ergon" meaning "work". This refers to the manual aspect of surgery.
Related Terms
- Surgery: The branch of medicine that involves treating diseases, injuries, or deformities by manual or operative methods.
- Surgeon: A medical practitioner qualified to practice surgery.
- Surgical procedure: A method or course of action designed to achieve a particular result in the treatment of a medical condition through surgery.
- Surgical instruments: Tools or devices designed for performing specific actions during a surgery or operation.
- Surgical pathology: The study of tissues removed from living patients during surgery to help diagnose a disease and determine a treatment plan.
- Surgical oncology: A specialty that focuses on the surgical treatment of a variety of tumors.
- Surgical ward: A hospital ward that is equipped and staffed for the postoperative care and recovery of surgical patients.
See Also
- Medical terminology
- Medical dictionary
- Surgery
- Surgeon
- Medical procedure
- Medical instruments
- Pathology
- Oncology
- Hospital ward
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Surgical
- Wikipedia's article - Surgical
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