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surgery
The field of medicine concerned with the operative treatment of diseases, injuries, and malformations.
Die Fortschritte in der Chirurgie ermöglichen heute sehr komplexe Operationen am Herzen.
Advances in surgery now make very complex operations on the heart possible.
surgical department
The department in a hospital where surgical procedures are performed and the corresponding patients are cared for.
Nach seinem Unfall wurde er sofort in die Chirurgie gebracht.
After his accident, he was immediately taken to the surgical department.
The word family includes 'der Chirurg' or 'die Chirurgin' (the person who operates) and the adjective 'chirurgisch' (related to an operation).
Ein chirurgischer Eingriff ist manchmal unumgänglich.
A surgical procedure is sometimes unavoidable.
When referring to the hospital department, use 'in die Chirurgie' (accusative) for direction and 'in der Chirurgie' (dative) for location.
Der Patient wurde in die Chirurgie gebracht.
The patient was taken to the surgical department.
Whether the field of medicine or the department is meant can be recognized from context. General statements about medicine refer to the field, while concrete situations in a hospital refer to the department.
Sie studiert die Geschichte der Chirurgie.
She studies the history of surgery.
station
Both Station and Chirurgie can refer to an area of a hospital. A Station is the spatially and organizationally separate unit where patients stay and receive care; Chirurgie refers to the surgical department as a whole. Use Station for where patients are accommodated and Chirurgie for the medical department.
Nach der Operation blieb die Patientin noch einige Tage in der Chirurgie.
After the operation, the patient stayed in the surgical department for a few more days.
Nach der Operation wurde die Patientin auf die chirurgische Station gebracht.
After the operation, the patient was taken to the surgical ward.
