外科

• 拼音: wài kē
• 汉字拆解: 外 = 夕 (evening) + 卜 (divination); 科 = 禾 (grain) + 斗 (measure)

含义

Surgery; surgical department. The medical specialty dealing with operations and surgical procedures.

Refers to both the medical field of surgery and hospital surgery departments. Subdivisions include 心外科 (cardiac surgery), 脑外科 (neurosurgery), 骨外科 (orthopedic surgery). Related terms: 外科医生 (surgeon), 外科手术 (surgical operation). Opposite: 内科 (internal medicine).

例句

1. 这家医院的外科在全国都很有名。
2. 他是一位经验丰富的外科医生，做过上千台手术。
3. 外科手术需要非常精细的操作。

用法指南

语境: medical, healthcare, hospital

语气: professional

正确说法

• 请问外科在几楼？(Excuse me, which floor is the surgery department on?)
• 他是外科专家。(He is a surgical specialist.)

错误说法

• 我想学外科学科 — '外科'本身就是学科，不需要再加'学科'

起源与历史

Compound of 外 (external) + 科 (department, branch). Literally 'external department' — surgery deals with treating conditions through external intervention on the body.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal