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 2026.5.29 1:14

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