ศัลยกรรม
săn-yá-gam
Meanings
1NounB1
surgery; surgical discipline
the branch of medicine dealing with operative procedures to diagnose, treat, or prevent disease or injury
Examples
หมอmŏrหมอmŏr1doctor; physician2traditional healer; shaman3expert; specialist (informal)4veterinarian5not a classifier (use คน/ท่าน)เรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)ด้านdâanด้านdâan1side; face (surface)2field; area; aspect3toward; on the side of4classifier: sides/faces/aspectsศัลยกรรมsăn-yá-gamศัลยกรรมsăn-yá-gam1surgery; surgical discipline2plastic/cosmetic surgeryเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofรักษาrák-săaรักษาrák-săa1[to] treat; cure2[to] keep (a promise/law); observe3[to] hold (a position); serve as4[to] guard; look after; protect5[to] preserve; maintain; keepคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotบาดเจ็บbàat jèpบาดเจ็บbàat jèp1[to] be injured; [to] sustain injuries2injured; hurt (physically)หนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)3heavily; severely; intensely4serious; severe
The doctor studies surgery to treat people with severe injuries.
2NounB2
plastic/cosmetic surgery
surgery to repair, reconstruct, or enhance the form or function of body parts, often for cosmetic purposes
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herทำศัลยกรรมtam săn-yá-gamทำศัลยกรรมtam săn-yá-gam[to] get plastic/cosmetic surgery; [to] undergo surgeryจมูกjà-mòokจมูกjà-mòok1nose2nose (of an object)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofปรับbpràpปรับbpràp1[to] adjust; modify2[to] adapt; acclimatize3[to] fine; impose a fineรูปหน้าrôop nâaรูปหน้าrôop nâaface shapeให้ดูhâi dooให้ดูhâi doo[to] show [sb] [sth]สมส่วนsŏm sùuanสมส่วนsŏm sùuanwell-proportioned; shapelyขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better
She had nose surgery to make her face look more proportionate.