整形外科

zhěngxíngwàikē
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 plastic surgery department
  2. 2 orthopedics
  3. 3 reconstructive surgery

Examples

Tā zài yīyuàn de zhěngxíngwàikē gōngzuò.
He works in the plastic surgery department of the hospital.
Shāoshāng bìngrén xūyào zhuǎn dào zhěngxíngwàikē zhìliáo.
Burn patients need to be transferred to plastic surgery for treatment.

Tips

usage
整形外科 covers both reconstructive surgery (after burns, trauma, birth defects) and cosmetic procedures. 外科 means 'external/surgical department', contrasted with 内科 (internal medicine).

Stroke Order

zhěng
xíng
wài