English translation of "Eingriff" - "operations"

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177 months ago

Uta Haubold asked this question:

Language pair:	German > English
Subject:	Medical
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	Eingriff
Context:	MEDICAL! What is most bommon (BE): surgical treatments, surgeries, operations, ...?

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177 months ago

wrote:

operations

My comment:

I think and feel that surgical treatments is a besser definition but operations is used most common.

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177 months ago

Robert Tucker wrote:

intervention

My comment:

(Surgical) intervention is commonly used and I think the most literal. I think a GP would probably most likely use surgery though could easily use operation while the general public would probably most likely use operation but could easily use surgery.

177 months ago

Medilingua Hungarica wrote:

Invasion

My comment:

Invasive methods of treatment are surgical, non-invasive methods are those of the internal medicine (drugs).

My references:

Im am a physician since 30 years and translator since 40.

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