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外科
wàikē
Description
外科是医院里的一个部门，医生在这里给病人做手术。
Surgery is a department in the hospital where doctors perform operations on patients.
如果你需要开刀，就要去外科看病。
If you need surgery, you should go to the surgery department for treatment.
Meanings
外科wàikē
surgery; surgical department
他在医院的外科工作。
He works in the surgery department at the hospital.
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Notes
- Etymology
外 (outside) + 科 (department/branch), the medical branch dealing with operations.
- Nuance
contrasts with 内科 (internal medicine), which treats without surgery.
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