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surgical therapy

[/ˈsɜːrdʒɪkəl ˈθɛrəpi/]
nounpl: surgical therapies
terapia cirúrgica
1. Medical treatment involving surgical intervention or operative procedures to treat disease, injury, or condition
The patient underwent surgical therapy to remove the tumor.
O paciente foi submetido a terapia cirúrgica para remover o tumor.
2. The use of surgery as a therapeutic intervention rather than diagnostic or preventive purpose
Surgical therapy proved more effective than conservative treatment in this case.
A terapia cirúrgica provou ser mais eficaz do que o tratamento conservador neste caso.
Synonyms
surgical treatmentoperative therapysurgical interventioncirurgia terapêutica
Antonyms
conservative therapymedical therapypharmacological therapyterapia não-invasiva

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
terapia cirúrgica
Standard medical term used throughout Brazil
São Paulo
terapia cirúrgica
Consistent with standard medical terminology
Portugal
terapia cirúrgica
Standard medical term in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

go under the knife
surgical solution
invasive treatment approach
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