外科(げか)

げか
noun
surgery (medical dept.)
1. surgery; surgical department
The branch of medicine dealing with surgical procedures. Also refers to the surgical department in a hospital.
外科(げか)で手術(しゅじゅつ)を受(う)けた。
I had surgery in the surgical department.
彼女(かのじょ)は外科(げか)医(い)になりたい。
She wants to become a surgeon.
整形(せいけい)外科(げか)で膝(ひざ)を診(み)てもらった。
I had my knee examined at orthopedic surgery.

外科(げか) refers to the branch of medicine dealing with surgical procedures, or the surgical department in a hospital. A compound of 外(がい) (outer) + 科(か) (department/specialty).

COMMON TYPES:

  • 整形(せいけい)外科(げか): orthopedic surgery
  • 脳(のう)外科(げか): neurosurgery
  • 心臓(しんぞう)外科(げか): cardiac surgery
  • 美容(びよう)外科(げか): cosmetic surgery

RELATED COMPOUNDS:

  • 外科(げか)医(い): surgeon
  • 外科(げか)手術(しゅじゅつ): surgical operation

CONTRAST:
内科(ないか) (internal medicine) is the non-surgical counterpart. Together, 外科(げか) and 内科(ないか) form the two fundamental divisions of clinical medicine.

Related Words

Antonym: 内科(ないか) (internal medicine)
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Added 2026.1.13 16:50 · Revised 2026.4.8 13:19
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