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surgery; operation

NounSino-Korean: 手術

  1. 1

    surgery; operation

    An act of slitting, cutting, attaching, and stitching a body part or organ in order to treat an illness.

    Korean definition: 병을 고치기 위하여 몸의 한 부분을 째고 자르거나 붙이고 꿰매는 일.

    • We set the date for surgery for my mother, who was diagnosed with cancer last week.

    • Dad's recovery after surgery went well, so our whole family was relieved.

  2. 2

    correction

    (figurative) An act of fixing a flaw in a fundamental manner.

    Korean definition: (비유적으로) 어떤 결함을 근본적으로 고치는 일.

    • This company, in crisis due to poor management, needs surgery such as restructuring.

    • He argued that problems arising from social injustice must be surgically corrected.