surgery

opération, intervention chirurgicale

Traitement où un médecin ouvre une partie du corps pour réparer, retirer ou remplacer quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Medical treatment in which a doctor cuts into the body to repair, remove, or replace something.

• He needs surgery.
• She had surgery on her heart last year.
• How long will you need to rest after surgery?

Comment l'utiliser : surgery on something (She needs surgery on her knee.)

Synonymes : operation

Expressions courantes : have surgery, heart surgery, recover from surgery

chirurgie

Branche de la médecine qui soigne les malades au moyen d’opérations.

En anglais simple : The area of medicine concerned with treating people through operations.

• She studies surgery.
• He chose a career in surgery.
• The university appointed a new professor of surgery.

Synonymes : theatre

Expressions courantes : study surgery, general surgery, professor of surgery

cabinet médical

Lieu où un médecin ou un dentiste reçoit, examine et soigne ses patients.

En anglais simple : A place where a doctor or dentist sees and treats patients.

• The surgery opens at eight.
• I left a message at the doctor's surgery.
• Is there a dental surgery near your home?

Synonymes : doctor's office, clinic

Expressions courantes : doctor's surgery, dental surgery, local surgery

bloc opératoire, salle d’opération

Salle ou partie d’un hôpital où les médecins pratiquent des opérations.

En anglais simple : A room or part of a hospital where doctors perform operations.

• The nurse took him into surgery.
• Only trained staff may enter surgery.
• They wheeled the patient out of surgery at noon.

Synonymes : operating room, operating theatre

Expressions courantes : into surgery, out of surgery, in surgery