operation
A medical process where a doctor cuts into a person's body to fix or remove a part. It usually happens in a hospital to help a patient get better.
Beispiele
3 von 5My grandmother is having a minor operation on her foot today.
My grandmother is having a minor operation on her foot today.
The surgeon performed a successful heart operation on the patient.
The surgeon performed a successful heart operation on the patient.
I'll be away from school for a week because of my knee operation.
I'll be away from school for a week because of my knee operation.
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Think of the 'OP' in operation as 'Opening a Patient' to remember it is a medical surgery.
Schnelles Quiz
The doctor will ______ the operation at ten o'clock tomorrow.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: perform
Beispiele
My grandmother is having a minor operation on her foot today.
everydayMy grandmother is having a minor operation on her foot today.
The surgeon performed a successful heart operation on the patient.
formalThe surgeon performed a successful heart operation on the patient.
I'll be away from school for a week because of my knee operation.
informalI'll be away from school for a week because of my knee operation.
Medical research indicates that this specific operation has a high success rate.
academicMedical research indicates that this specific operation has a high success rate.
The hospital needs more funding to cover the costs of emergency operations.
businessThe hospital needs more funding to cover the costs of emergency operations.
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
undergo an operation
to experience or receive a surgery
recover from an operation
to get better after a surgery
operating room
the special room in a hospital where surgery is done
Wird oft verwechselt mit
In British English, 'surgery' can mean the doctor's office, while 'operation' always refers to the medical procedure.
'Operating' is an action or adjective, while 'operation' is the noun for the whole event.
Nutzungshinweise
Use 'have' if you are the person being treated, and use 'perform' or 'carry out' if you are the doctor doing the work.
Häufige Fehler
Learners often say 'make an operation' instead of 'perform an operation' or 'have an operation'.
Merkhilfe
Think of the 'OP' in operation as 'Opening a Patient' to remember it is a medical surgery.
Wortherkunft
From the Latin word 'operatio', which means 'a working' or 'labor'.
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
In many Western cultures, having an operation is a common life event, but people often take time off work for 'recovery'.
Schnelles Quiz
The doctor will ______ the operation at ten o'clock tomorrow.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: perform
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surgeonA surgeon is a specially trained doctor who performs operati...
bandageA long piece of soft cloth or material used to cover and pro...
patientA patient is a person who is receiving medical care or treat...
recoveryRecovery is the process of getting better after being sick o...
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