surgical process
- noun
- /ˈsɜrdʒɪkəl ˈprɑsɛs/
- Specialized
:
procedimiento quirúrgico
- Should you or somebody you're keen on have this type of surgical process, then you're most likely not alone.
Examples
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The surgeon explained the risks involved in the surgical process before the operation.
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After a thorough examination, the doctor recommended a surgical process to treat the patient's condition.
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He felt anxious as he prepared for the surgical process that would repair his injured knee.
Synonyms
945
2.7
An operation in which a doctor cuts into the body to treat or repair it
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3.7
A surgery where a doctor cuts the body to fix a problem
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4.3
A medical operation that uses cuts to treat disease or injury
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3.9
An operation that fixes body parts so they look and work better after injury or disease
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9.5
Taking away dead or infected skin and tissue from a wound so it heals better
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3.0
A medical treatment where a doctor makes a cut to fix, remove, or replace a part of the body
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9.0
A medical treatment that makes small cuts in the skin to help a wound heal or drain pus
Surgery that rebuilds damaged body parts to restore how they look and work
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'surgical' (relating to surgery) with 'process' (a sequence of steps), so its meaning as a sequence or procedure performed in surgery is directly derivable from the constituents. This literal, compositional relationship is cross-linguistically common and follows standard noun modification patterns, making it understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Surgical process comes from the parts surgical, meaning careful cutting and repair by doctors, and process, meaning a series of steps. So the phrase paints a clear picture of doctors following careful steps to cut and fix the body, which is why it means 'a medical operation to repair or treat the body'.