compressor

(anatomy, surgery, technology) compressor


instrumentar

pt-verb

instrumentar (first-person singular present instrumento, first-person singular preterite instrumentei, past participle instrumentado)

instrumento (first-person present singular)
instrumentei (first-person preterite singular)
instrumentado (participle past)
instrumentar (impersonal infinitive)
instrumentar (first-person infinitive singular)
instrumentares (infinitive second-person singular)
instrumentar (infinitive singular third-person)
instrumentarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
instrumentardes (infinitive plural second-person)
instrumentarem (infinitive plural third-person)
instrumentando (gerund)
instrumentado (masculine participle past singular)
instrumentados (masculine participle past plural)
instrumentada (feminine participle past singular)
instrumentadas (feminine participle past plural)
instrumento (first-person indicative present singular)
instrumentas (indicative present second-person singular)
instrumenta (indicative present singular third-person)
instrumentamos (first-person indicative plural present)
instrumentais (indicative plural present second-person)
instrumentam (indicative plural present third-person)
instrumentava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
instrumentavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
instrumentava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
instrumentávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
instrumentáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
instrumentavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
instrumentei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
instrumentaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
instrumentou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
instrumentamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
instrumentámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
instrumentastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
instrumentaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
instrumentara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
instrumentaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
instrumentara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
instrumentáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
instrumentáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
instrumentaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
instrumentarei (first-person future indicative singular)
instrumentarás (future indicative second-person singular)
instrumentará (future indicative singular third-person)
instrumentaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
instrumentareis (future indicative plural second-person)
instrumentarão (future indicative plural third-person)
instrumentaria (conditional first-person singular)
instrumentarias (conditional second-person singular)
instrumentaria (conditional singular third-person)
instrumentaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
instrumentaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
instrumentariam (conditional plural third-person)
instrumente (first-person present singular subjunctive)
instrumentes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
instrumente (present singular subjunctive third-person)
instrumentemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
instrumenteis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
instrumentem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
instrumentasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
instrumentasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
instrumentasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
instrumentássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
instrumentásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
instrumentassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
instrumentar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
instrumentares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
instrumentar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
instrumentarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
instrumentardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
instrumentarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
instrumenta (imperative second-person singular)
instrumente (imperative singular third-person)
instrumentemos (first-person imperative plural)
instrumentai (imperative plural second-person)
instrumentem (imperative plural third-person)
não instrumentes (imperative negative second-person singular)
não instrumente (imperative negative singular third-person)
não instrumentemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não instrumenteis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não instrumentem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(transitive, surgery, Brazil) to provide the instruments for (a surgery) (e.g. of a nurse)


bisturi

Borrowed from French bistouri, from archaic Italian pistorese or pistorino (“from Pistoia”).

(surgery) scalpel (small straight knife)


ligar

ligar (first-person singular present ligo, first-person singular preterite liguei, past participle ligado)

ligo (first-person present singular)
liguei (first-person preterite singular)
ligado (participle past)
ligar (impersonal infinitive)
ligar (first-person infinitive singular)
ligares (infinitive second-person singular)
ligar (infinitive singular third-person)
ligarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
ligardes (infinitive plural second-person)
ligarem (infinitive plural third-person)
ligando (gerund)
ligado (masculine participle past singular)
ligados (masculine participle past plural)
ligada (feminine participle past singular)
ligadas (feminine participle past plural)
ligo (first-person indicative present singular)
ligas (indicative present second-person singular)
liga (indicative present singular third-person)
ligamos (first-person indicative plural present)
ligais (indicative plural present second-person)
ligam (indicative plural present third-person)
ligava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
ligavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
ligava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
ligávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
ligáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
ligavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
liguei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
ligaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
ligou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
ligamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
ligámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
ligastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
ligaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
ligara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
ligaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
ligara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
ligáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
ligáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
ligaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
ligarei (first-person future indicative singular)
ligarás (future indicative second-person singular)
ligará (future indicative singular third-person)
ligaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
ligareis (future indicative plural second-person)
ligarão (future indicative plural third-person)
ligaria (conditional first-person singular)
ligarias (conditional second-person singular)
ligaria (conditional singular third-person)
ligaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
ligaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
ligariam (conditional plural third-person)
ligue (first-person present singular subjunctive)
ligues (present second-person singular subjunctive)
ligue (present singular subjunctive third-person)
liguemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
ligueis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
liguem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
ligasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
ligasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
ligasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
ligássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
ligásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
ligassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
ligar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
ligares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
ligar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
ligarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
ligardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
ligarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
liga (imperative second-person singular)
ligue (imperative singular third-person)
liguemos (first-person imperative plural)
ligai (imperative plural second-person)
liguem (imperative plural third-person)
não ligues (imperative negative second-person singular)
não ligue (imperative negative singular third-person)
não liguemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não ligueis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não liguem (imperative negative plural third-person)

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin ligāre, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”). Compare the form liar, which may have (Old) French influence, as well as the inherited Old Portuguese form legar.

slbor

(surgery, transitive) to tie (tie a ligature around a vessel)


ligadura

(surgery) ligature (thread used to close a vessel or duct)


anastomose

(surgery) anastomosis (creation of a connection two channels or vessels)


artroscopia

(surgery) arthroscopy (the examination of the interior of a joint using an arthroscope)


episiotomia

From Ancient Greek ἐπίσιον (epísion, “pubic region”) + -tomia.


-ectomia

pt-noun

-ectomia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ectomias)

From the Ancient Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ, “a cutting out of”), from ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō, “to cut out”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).


adenoidectomia

pt-noun

adenoidectomia f (plural adenoidectomias)

(surgery) adenoidectomy (surgical removal of the adenoids)


vasectomia

(surgery) vasectomy (surgical sterilisation of a man)


adrenalectomia

adrenalectomia f (plural adrenalectomias)

(surgery) adrenalectomy (removal of one or both adrenal glands)


abdominoplastia

abdominoplastia f (plural abdominoplastias)

(surgery) abdominoplasty (removal of excess flesh from the abdomen)


angioplastia

(surgery) angioplasty (widening of a blood vessel)


blefaroplastia

blefaroplastia f (plural blefaroplastias)

From Ancient Greek βλέφαρον (blépharon, “eyelid”) + -plastia.


rinoplastia

(surgery) rhinoplasty (plastic surgery done to improve a person’s nose)


artrotomia

(surgery) arthrotomy (the surgical incision of a joint)


artroplastia

(surgery) arthroplasty (surgical repair of a joint)


neurocirurgia

(neurology, surgery) neurosurgery (surgery of the nervous system, especially brain)


apendicectomia

pt-noun

apendicectomia f (plural apendicectomias)

(surgery) appendectomy (surgical removal of the appendix)


histerectomia

(surgery) hysterectomy (surgical removal of the uterus)


arteriotomia

(surgery) arteriotomy (the opening of an artery)


marcapasso

(anatomy, surgery) pacemaker (set of nerves, device)


ressecar

pt-verb

ressecar (first-person singular present resseco, first-person singular preterite ressequei, past participle ressecado)

resseco (first-person present singular)
ressequei (first-person preterite singular)
ressecado (participle past)
ressecar (impersonal infinitive)
ressecar (first-person infinitive singular)
ressecares (infinitive second-person singular)
ressecar (infinitive singular third-person)
ressecarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
ressecardes (infinitive plural second-person)
ressecarem (infinitive plural third-person)
ressecando (gerund)
ressecado (masculine participle past singular)
ressecados (masculine participle past plural)
ressecada (feminine participle past singular)
ressecadas (feminine participle past plural)
resseco (first-person indicative present singular)
ressecas (indicative present second-person singular)
resseca (indicative present singular third-person)
ressecamos (first-person indicative plural present)
ressecais (indicative plural present second-person)
ressecam (indicative plural present third-person)
ressecava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
ressecavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
ressecava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
ressecávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
ressecáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
ressecavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
ressequei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
ressecaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
ressecou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
ressecamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
ressecámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
ressecastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
ressecaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
ressecara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
ressecaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
ressecara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
ressecáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
ressecáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
ressecaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
ressecarei (first-person future indicative singular)
ressecarás (future indicative second-person singular)
ressecará (future indicative singular third-person)
ressecaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
ressecareis (future indicative plural second-person)
ressecarão (future indicative plural third-person)
ressecaria (conditional first-person singular)
ressecarias (conditional second-person singular)
ressecaria (conditional singular third-person)
ressecaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
ressecaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
ressecariam (conditional plural third-person)
resseque (first-person present singular subjunctive)
resseques (present second-person singular subjunctive)
resseque (present singular subjunctive third-person)
ressequemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
ressequeis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
ressequem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
ressecasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
ressecasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
ressecasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
ressecássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
ressecásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
ressecassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
ressecar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
ressecares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
ressecar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
ressecarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
ressecardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
ressecarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
resseca (imperative second-person singular)
resseque (imperative singular third-person)
ressequemos (first-person imperative plural)
ressecai (imperative plural second-person)
ressequem (imperative plural third-person)
não resseques (imperative negative second-person singular)
não resseque (imperative negative singular third-person)
não ressequemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não ressequeis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não ressequem (imperative negative plural third-person)


esplenectomia

(surgery) splenectomy (surgical removal of the spleen)


implantação

[ĩ.plɐ̃.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(surgery) implantation (act of inserting an implant)


incisar

incisar (first-person singular present inciso, first-person singular preterite incisei, past participle incisado)

inciso (first-person present singular)
incisei (first-person preterite singular)
incisado (participle past)
incisar (impersonal infinitive)
incisar (first-person infinitive singular)
incisares (infinitive second-person singular)
incisar (infinitive singular third-person)
incisarmos (first-person infinitive plural)
incisardes (infinitive plural second-person)
incisarem (infinitive plural third-person)
incisando (gerund)
incisado (masculine participle past singular)
incisados (masculine participle past plural)
incisada (feminine participle past singular)
incisadas (feminine participle past plural)
inciso (first-person indicative present singular)
incisas (indicative present second-person singular)
incisa (indicative present singular third-person)
incisamos (first-person indicative plural present)
incisais (indicative plural present second-person)
incisam (indicative plural present third-person)
incisava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
incisavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
incisava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
incisávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
incisáveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
incisavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
incisei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
incisaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
incisou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
incisamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
incisámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
incisastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
incisaram (indicative plural preterite third-person)
incisara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
incisaras (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
incisara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
incisáramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
incisáreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
incisaram (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
incisarei (first-person future indicative singular)
incisarás (future indicative second-person singular)
incisará (future indicative singular third-person)
incisaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
incisareis (future indicative plural second-person)
incisarão (future indicative plural third-person)
incisaria (conditional first-person singular)
incisarias (conditional second-person singular)
incisaria (conditional singular third-person)
incisaríamos (conditional first-person plural)
incisaríeis (conditional plural second-person)
incisariam (conditional plural third-person)
incise (first-person present singular subjunctive)
incises (present second-person singular subjunctive)
incise (present singular subjunctive third-person)
incisemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
inciseis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
incisem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
incisasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
incisasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
incisasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
incisássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
incisásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
incisassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
incisar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
incisares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
incisar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
incisarmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
incisardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
incisarem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
incisa (imperative second-person singular)
incise (imperative singular third-person)
incisemos (first-person imperative plural)
incisai (imperative plural second-person)
incisem (imperative plural third-person)
não incises (imperative negative second-person singular)
não incise (imperative negative singular third-person)
não incisemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não inciseis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não incisem (imperative negative plural third-person)

(surgery) to cut (to perform an incision)


trepanação

(surgery) trepanation (drilling of a hole in the skull)


abdominocentese

pt-noun

abdominocentese f (plural abdominocenteses)

(surgery) abdominocentesis (extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen)


acetabuloplastia

acetabuloplastia f (plural acetabuloplastias)

(surgery) acetabuloplasty (corrective surgery to the acetabulum)


pós-operatório

pt-adj

pós-operatório (feminine pós-operatória, masculine plural pós-operatórios, feminine plural pós-operatórias)

pós-operatória (feminine)
pós-operatórios (masculine plural)
pós-operatórias (feminine plural)

(surgery) postoperative (pertaining to or occurring in the period after a surgical operation)


pós-operatório

pt-noun

pós-operatório m (plural pós-operatórios)

(surgery) the period after a surgical operation


ressecção abdominoperineal

ressecção abdominoperineal f (plural ressecções abdominoperineal)

abdominoperineal resection
abdominoperineal resection

(surgery) abdominoperineal resection (surgery to remove a portion of the large intestine)


adenectomia

(surgery) adenectomy (surgical removal of the adenoid glands)


adenoamigdalectomia

adenoamigdalectomia f (plural adenoamigdalectomias)

(surgery) adenotonsillectomy (surgical removal of adenoids and tonsils)


adenotonsilectomia

adenotonsilectomia f (plural adenotonsilectomias)


anaplastia

(surgery) anaplasty (restoration of lost parts or the normal shape by the use of healthy tissue)


cirurgia plástica

cirurgia plástica f (plural cirurgias plásticas)

(surgery) plastic surgery (surgery involving the transfer of tissue)


lipoaspiração

(surgery) liposuction (surgery in which fat is removed by suction)


liposucção

(surgery, rare) liposuction (surgery in which fat is removed by suction)


apicectomia

(surgery, dentistry) apicectomy (surgical replacement of the root tip of a tooth)


metátese

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μετάθεσις (metáthesis).

lbor

(surgery) surgical operation that consists of moving from one place to another, where the cause or seat of a disease is less harmful


resseção

resseções (plural)
ressecção (alternative Portugal)
resecção (alternative obsolete)

[χe.seˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(surgery) resection (surgical excision of part of a tissue)


aloenxerto

(surgery) allograft (transplant between genetically different individuals of the same species)


alográfico

pt-adj

alográfico (feminine alográfica, masculine plural alográficos, feminine plural alográficas)

alográfica (feminine)
alográficos (masculine plural)
alográficas (feminine plural)


alveolectomia

(surgery) alveolectomy (surgical reshaping of the alveolar ridge)


amigdalectomia

pt-noun

amigdalectomia f (plural amigdalectomias)

(surgery) tonsillectomy (surgical removal of tonsils)

(surgery) amygdalotomy (surgical removal of the amygdala)


amniorredução

(surgery) amnioreduction (removal of excess amniotic fluid)


amígdalo-hipocampectomia

amígdalo-hipocampectomia f (plural amígdalo-hipocampectomias)

(surgery) amygdalohippocampectomy (surgical removal of the hippocampus and amygdalae)


anastomótico

pt-adj

anastomótico (feminine anastomótica, masculine plural anastomóticos, feminine plural anastomóticas)

anastomótica (feminine)
anastomóticos (masculine plural)
anastomóticas (feminine plural)

(anatomy, surgery) anastomotic (pertaining to anastomosis)


anátomo-cirúrgico

anátomo-cirúrgico (feminine anátomo-cirúrgica, masculine plural anátomo-cirúrgicos, feminine plural anátomo-cirúrgicas)

anátomo-cirúrgica (feminine)
anátomo-cirúrgicos (masculine plural)
anátomo-cirúrgicas (feminine plural)

(anatomy, surgery) anatomicosurgical (relating to anatomy and surgery)


anepático

anepático (feminine anepática, masculine plural anepáticos, feminine plural anepáticas)

anepática (feminine)
anepáticos (masculine plural)
anepáticas (feminine plural)

(surgery) anhepatic (lacking a liver during a transplant)


antirrefluxo

(surgery) antireflux (preventing reflux)


antrectomia

(surgery) antrectomy (removal of part of the stomach)


antrostomia

(surgery) antrostomy (incision and drainage of the antrum)


anuloplastia

(cardiology, surgery) annuloplasty (surgical repair of a cardiac valve)


aortopexia

(surgery) aortopexy (a surgical procedure in which the aortic arch is fixated to the sternum)


aortorrafia

(surgery) aortorrhaphy (suture of the aorta)


artrocentese

(surgery) arthrocentesis (collection synovial fluid from a joint capsule)


ânus artificial

pt-noun

ânus artificial m (plural ânus artificiais)

(surgery) artificial anus (an artificial opening of the intestine)


-pexia

-pexia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -pexias)

(surgery) -pexy (forms the name of surgical procedures where a part of the body is attached to another)


linfadenectomia

linfadenectomia f (plural linfadenectomias)


traquelectomia

traquelectomia f (plural traquelectomias)


orquiectomia

(surgery) orchiectomy (surgical removal of one or both testes)