cirugía ortopédica
/θiɾuxia oɾtopedika/from spelling rules
The English phrase "orthopedic surgery" is translated into Spanish as cirugía ortopédica.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the noun cirugía (surgery) and the adjective ortopédica (orthopedic).
How does it change in a sentence?
Because cirugía is a feminine noun, the adjective must take the feminine form ortopédica rather than the masculine ortopédico. The phrase cirugía ortopédica uses the feminine form ortopédica to match the feminine noun cirugía.
How do you pronounce it?
/θiɾuxia oɾtopedika/
Did you know?
- The term ortopédica derives from the Greek words for 'straight' and 'child', as the field originally focused on correcting skeletal deformities in children.
- In some Latin American countries, the term traumatólogo is used almost exclusively for those who perform cirugía ortopédica. A person might be referred to a traumatólogo even if they do not have a traumatic injury.
- The word cirugía comes from the Greek roots for 'hand' and 'work'. This means that in its original sense, surgery was literally defined as 'hand work'.
Examples in context
- El paciente requiere cirugía ortopédica para corregir su lesión en la rodilla.The patient requires orthopedic surgery to correct their knee injury.
- El especialista en cirugía ortopédica y traumatología atenderá su caso mañana.The specialist in orthopedic surgery and traumatology will attend to your case tomorrow.
- Mi hermana tuvo una intervención ortopédica para corregir su postura.My sister had an orthopedic surgery to correct her posture.
- Necesito una cirugía ortopédica en la rodilla.I need orthopedic surgery on my knee.
- La cirugía ortopédica es muy común hoy en día.Orthopedic surgery is very common nowadays.
- Él es un especialista en cirugía ortopédica.He is a specialist in orthopedic surgery.
Example conversation
Javier and María are talking at a hospital.
- Javier¿Te recomendaron una cirugía ortopédica?Did they recommend orthopedic surgery to you?
- MaríaSí, mi médico dice que es necesaria.Yes, my doctor says it is necessary.
- JavierEspero que todo salga bien, María.I hope everything goes well, María.
- MaríaGracias por tu apoyo, Javier.Thanks for your support, Javier.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cirugía, CC BY-SA 4.0.
