Definition
Informal abbreviation for surgery or surgeon, commonly used in medical contexts and casual speech.
Etymology
Modern abbreviated form of 'surgery', which comes from Greek 'kheirourgia' meaning 'hand work', through Latin 'chirurgia'. The informal abbreviation emerged in the mid-20th century, particularly in medical slang and patient vernacular.
Kelly Says
Medical abbreviations like 'surg' reflect the efficiency-driven culture of hospitals, where time-saving matters of seconds can be critical. Interestingly, patients often adopt medical jargon as a way to feel more in control of intimidating medical situations.
Translations
BNবাংলা
চিকিৎসক
chik-it-sak
CACatalà
cirurgià
seer-ur-jee-ah
CSČeština
chirurg
kheer-urg
DEDeutsch
Chirurg
kheer-urg
ELΕλληνικά
χειρουργός
khee-roo-rgos
ESEspañol
cirujano
seer-oo-hah-noh
FISuomi
kirurgi
kee-roo-gee
FRFrançais
chirurgien
sheer-rzh-ee-ehn
GUGU
ચિકિત્સક
chi-kit-sak
HAHA
tabbatacciyar
tah-bat-ta-chi-yar
HEעברית
כירורג
kee-roo-rg
IDBahasa Indonesia
bedah
be-dah
IGIG
onye-nwanyi
oh-nye-n-wah-nee
ITItaliano
chirurgo
kee-roo-goh
MRMR
शस्त्रक्रिया
sha-stra-kri-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
pesakit
peh-sa-kit
NLNederlands
chirurg
keere-g
PLPolski
chirurg
kheer-urg
PTPortuguês
cirurgião
seerg-ee-zhao
RUРусский
хирург
kheer-urg
SWKiswahili
daktari
dak-ta-ree
TAதமிழ்
தொடர்பில்
to-dar-pil
THไทย
ศัลยแพทย์
sa-lu-ya-pet
UKУкраїнська
хірург
kheer-urg
VITiếng Việt
bác sĩ phẫu thuật
bak-si fao-thuat
ZH中文
外科医生
wài guī yīshēng
ZUZU
umshini
oom-shee-nee