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普外科

Mandarin · pinyin pǔ wài kē

(medicine) general surgery (abbr. for 普通外科 pǔ tōng wài kē)

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普: pǔ · universal, general, widespread
外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
科: kē · section, department, science

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3–4–1 · pu3 wai4 ke1

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(surgery) short for 普通外科 (pǔtōng wàikē, “general surgery (as a specialty or department)”)

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