心外科

xīnwàikē

noun

Meanings

1 cardiac surgery department
2 cardiothoracic surgery (heart)

Characters

external/surgical

Examples

心外科医生刚完成了一台搭桥手术。

Xīnwàikē yīshēng gāng wánchéng le yì tái dāqiáo shǒushù.

The cardiac surgeon just finished a bypass operation.

心外科是难度极高的专业。

Xīnwàikē shì nándù jí gāo de zhuānyè.

Cardiac surgery is an extremely demanding specialty.

Tips

usage

心外科 = cardiac surgery (外 'external/surgical'). Does valve replacements, bypass (搭桥), and congenital heart repairs. Paired opposite 心内科 (medical cardiology).

Stroke Order

心 xīn

外 wài

科 kē