operation
noun/ˌɑːpəˈreɪʃn/
Слово англійською: operation
Переклад operation українською: опера́ція (хірургі́чна), хід, ді́я, робо́та, проце́с (при́строю і т. д.), дія́льність (функціонува́ння), акти́вність, робо́та (підприє́мства і т. д.), обслуго́вування (управлі́ння при́строєм), опера́ція (воє́нна і т. д.), не працю́є
Детальний опис
- (also British English, informal op)[countable] the process of cutting open a part of a person’s body in order to remove or repair a damaged part
- Will I need to have an operation?
- He underwent a three-hour heart operation.
- operation to do something He had an operation to remove a growth.
- operation on somebody/something (to do something) an operation on her lung to remove a tumour
- operation for something Doctors performed an emergency operation for appendicitis last night.
Wordfinder- A & E
- admit
- consultant
- doctor
- hospital
- ICU
- inpatient
- nurse
- operation
- ward
Collocations IllnessesIllnessesBecoming ill- catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(British English) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug
- get (British English) ill/(North American English) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
- come down with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu
- contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS
- be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV
- develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis
- have a heart attack/a stroke
- provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction
- block/burst/rupture a blood vessel
- damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon
- feel (British English) ill/nauseous/queasy
- be running (British English) a temperature/(North American English) a fever
- have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(British English) a high temperature/(North American English) a fever
- suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/nausea/bouts of depression/post-traumatic stress disorder
- be laid up with/ (British English) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
- nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover
- battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism
- examine a patient
- diagnose a condition/disease/disorder
- be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia
- prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics
- treat somebody for cancer/depression/shock
- have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer
- have/be given an injection/(British English) a flu jab/(North American English) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray
- cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient
- prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs
- be vaccinated against the flu/(British English) flu/the measles/(British English) measles/polio/smallpox
- enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease
Wordfinder- amputate
- anaesthetic
- graft
- operation
- procedure
- scalpel
- scrubs
- stitch
- surgery
- transplant
- [countable] an organized activity that involves several people
- Weather conditions were too bad to mount a rescue operation.
- The authorities launched a massive security operation in the city.
- It was a covert government operation sanctioned by the President himself.
- operation against somebody/something The police have launched a major operation against drug suppliers.
- the UN peacekeeping operations
- [countable] a business or company, usually one that involves many parts
- a huge multinational operation
- He runs a successful dairy operation.
- The venture will be set up as a 70%–30% joint operation.
- [countable, usually plural] the activity or work done in a company, or in an area of business or industry
- The firm is looking to expand its operations overseas.
- The company announced it would cease operations.
- The directors are not involved in day-to-day operations of the business.
- operations(also informal ops)[plural] the department in a company that manages the way it produces goods or delivers services and makes sure its business practices are efficient
- He works in operations.
- [countable, uncountable] an act performed by a machine, especially a computer
- The whole operation is performed in less than three seconds.
- [uncountable] the way that parts of a machine or a system work; the process of making something work
- Regular servicing guarantees the smooth operation of the engine.
- Operation of the device is extremely simple.
- Competition is central to the operation of markets.
- The machine can get very hot during operation.
- [uncountable] the action of functioning; the fact of being used or active or having an effect
- The factory will cease operation at the end of the year.
- in operation The system has been in operation for six months.
- Temporary traffic controls are in operation on New Road.
- into operation The new rules come into operation from next week.
- It's time to put our plan into operation.
- (also op)[countable, usually plural] military activity
- joint military/combat operations
- US forces conducted ground and air operations.
- He was the officer in charge of operations.
- UN troops supervised the relief operations.
- [countable] a process in which a number or quantity is changed by adding, multiplying, etc.
medical
organized activity
business
computer
machine/system
military activity
mathematics
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin operatio(n-), from the verb operari ‘expend labour on’, from opus, oper- ‘work’.