胸外科

xiōngwàikē

noun

Meanings

1 thoracic surgery department
2 chest surgery

Characters

external/surgical

Examples

肺癌手术一般由胸外科负责。

Fèi'ái shǒushù yìbān yóu xiōngwàikē fùzé.

Lung cancer surgery is usually handled by the thoracic surgery department.

他在胸外科实习了半年。

Tā zài xiōngwàikē shíxí le bàn nián.

He interned in thoracic surgery for six months.

Tips

usage

胸 = chest/thorax. Handles surgery on the lungs, esophagus, mediastinum, and chest wall. Overlaps with 心外科 at some hospitals under the umbrella 心胸外科 (cardiothoracic surgery).

Stroke Order

胸 xiōng

外 wài

科 kē