quirúrgico
surgical
adjective kee-ROOR-hee-koh Rare
Origin: From Greek kheirourgía (hand-work), via Latin chirurgicus.
Usage Note
Quirúrgico is the adjective for anything relating to surgery (intervención quirúrgica = surgical procedure, equipo quirúrgico = surgical team). The initial qu- is pronounced simply 'k'; the g before i gives the 'h' sound. The root noun is cirugía (surgery) and the practitioner is cirujano/a (surgeon).
Examples
"Necesita una intervención quirúrgica urgente."
Natural Translation
She needs an urgent surgical procedure.
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