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CIRUGIA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-11-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surgery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- surgery
1, record 1, English, surgery
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- surg 1, record 1, English, surg
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease, injury, and deformity by operation or manipulation. 2, record 1, English, - surgery
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
surgery; surg: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 3, record 1, English, - surgery
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chirurgie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chirurgie
1, record 1, French, chirurgie
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- chir 1, record 1, French, chir
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie de la thérapeutique qui implique des manœuvres externes ou des opérations sanglantes. 2, record 1, French, - chirurgie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chirurgie; chir : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes. 3, record 1, French, - chirurgie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cirugía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cirugía
1, record 1, Spanish, cirug%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Parte de la medicina que tiene por objeto curar las enfermedades por medio de operación. 2, record 1, Spanish, - cirug%C3%ADa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La palabra cirugía se aplica a la disciplina médica que se ocupa de la curación mediante operaciones, por lo que se recomienda no emplearla como sinónima de operación o intervención quirúrgica. [...] En el ámbito de la cirugía plástica, para la operación se emplean las expresiones cirugía plástica y cirugía estética, según se trate, que están aceptadas en el Diccionario académico, pero se recomienda que este uso se restrinja a este campo específico y no se extienda a las intervenciones quirúrgicas en general. 2, record 1, Spanish, - cirug%C3%ADa
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