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外科醫生

简外科医生 · 繁外科醫生

Mandarin · pinyin wài kē yī shēng

surgeon
as opposed to physician 內科醫生 nèi kē yī shēng, who works primarily by administering drugs

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外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
科: kē · section, department, science
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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
医: yī · cure, heal; doctor, medical

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4–1–1–1 · wai4 ke1 yi1 sheng1

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noun

surgeon (doctor who performs surgery)

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