腹腔镜手术
fù qiāng jìng shǒu shù
The English phrase "laparoscopic surgery" is translated into Mandarin as 腹腔镜手术 (fù qiāng jìng shǒu shù).
腹腔镜手术 refers specifically to a surgical procedure performed using a small camera and instruments inserted through tiny incisions in the abdomen.
Which one should you use?
While 腹腔镜手术 is the specific term for laparoscopic surgery, you may also encounter the broader term 微创手术, which means "minimally invasive surgery" and includes laparoscopic procedures as well as other types.
How do you pronounce it?
fù qiāng jìng shǒu shù
Did you know?
- While 腹腔镜手术 is the medical term, patients often use the colloquial 打孔手术, which literally means 'hole-punching surgery'.
- The character 腔 in 腹腔镜 refers to a body cavity, but it is also used to describe a singer's 'vocal resonance' or the quality of their voice.
- The broader term 微创手术 is frequently used as a marketing buzzword in China to attract patients, as it literally translates to 'tiny wound surgery'.
Examples in context
- 你需要进行腹腔镜手术来修复问题。You need to undergo laparoscopic surgery to fix the issue.
- 医生建议做腹腔镜手术。Yīshēng jiànyì zuò fùqiāngjìng shǒushù.The doctor suggested having laparoscopic surgery.
- 这种腹腔镜手术很常见。Zhè zhǒng fùqiāngjìng shǒushù hěn chángjiàn.This type of laparoscopic surgery is very common.
- 腹腔镜手术的恢复很快。Fùqiāngjìng shǒushù de huīfù hěn kuài.Recovery from laparoscopic surgery is very fast.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a relative's health in a hospital hallway.
- 雨婷 Yuting他要做腹腔镜手术吗？Tā yào zuò fùqiāngjìng shǒushù ma?Is he going to have laparoscopic surgery?
- 俊杰 Junjie是的，手术很安全。Shì de, shǒushù hěn ānquán.Yes, the surgery is very safe.
- 雨婷 Yuting那太好了，我也很担心。Nà tài hǎole, wǒ yě hěn dānxīn.That's good, I was also worried.
- 俊杰 Junjie别担心，雨婷，会顺利的。Bié dānxīn, Yǔtíng, huì shùnlì de.Don't worry, Yuting, it will go smoothly.
