Sign 237 of 441 in the Auslan Medical Dictionary

Matches for the word operation

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Keywords: operate, scar, surgeon, surgery, operation

Sign Definition

As a Noun

  1. A form of treatment in a hospital in which a doctor cuts open a patient's body in order to remove, replace, or repair a diseased or damaged part. English = operation, surgery.
  2. A doctor who cuts open a patient's body in order to remove, replace, or repair a diseased or damaged part. English = surgeon.
  3. A mark on the skin that is left after a wound has healed. English = scar.

As a Verb or Adjective

  1. To cut open a patient's body in order to remove, replace, or repair a diseased or damaged part. English = operate, perform surgery.