operation in English: Medical work in which a doctor cuts open a person's body to mend or take out something inside. (noun)

Translation

Medical work in which a doctor cuts open a person's body to mend or take out something inside.

Word origin

From Latin operatio, meaning a working, from operari, to work.

Gender

Pluraloperations

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"Operation" here is medical work done by a doctor.

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An operation happens in a hospital.

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"An operation" is one such piece of work; the plural is "operations".

doctor

A person whose job is to help sick people get well.

hospital

A building where doctors and nurses look after people who are ill or hurt.

nurse

A person whose job is to look after sick people, often in a hospital.

health

How well or ill your body and mind are.

cut

To split or open something using a knife or other sharp tool.

surgery

Medical work in which a doctor cuts open the body to mend something inside.

surgeon

A doctor who is trained to do operations, cutting the body to repair or remove something.

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