Surgically

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Surgically

Surgically (pronunciation: /ˈsɜːrdʒɪkli/) is an adverb that refers to anything related to or done by means of surgery. The term originates from the Latin word "chirurgia", which means "hand work".

Etymology

The term "surgically" is derived from the Latin word "surgere", which means "to rise, spring up", and the suffix "-ically", which is used to form adverbs from adjectives in English. The term "surgery" itself comes from the Greek word "cheirourgia", which is a combination of "cheir" (hand) and "ergon" (work).

Related Terms

  • Surgery: The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of injury, deformity, and disease by manual and instrumental means.
  • Surgeon: A medical practitioner qualified to practice surgery.
  • Surgical procedure: A procedure performed for the purpose of diagnosing or treating an illness, injury, or abnormality in a deliberate and planned manner.
  • Surgical instrument: A specially designed tool or device for performing specific actions or carrying out desired effects during a surgery or operation.
  • Surgical intervention: The act of intervening, interfering or interceding with the intent of modifying the outcome. In medicine, it is usually applied to any action taken to modify disease, injury or abnormality.

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