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외과 meaning and pronunciation

oegwa · surgery; department of surgery

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 22160
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 외ː꽈, 웨ː꽈Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    주로 수술로 몸의 상처나 내장 기관의 질병을 치료하는 의학 분야. 또는 그 분야의 병원.

    English: surgery; department of surgery — A field of medical science that treats scars on a body or diseases of internal organs mainly through surgery, or the department of the hospital that is in charge of the field.

    Examples

    • 일반 외과.
    • 외과 병동.
    • 외과 수술.
    • 외과 의사.
    • 외과 전문의.
    • 외과를 전공하다.
Origin
外科
Categories
삶 > 치료 시설 · 건강

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