Kirurgiallinen

Kirurgiallinen is a Finnish adjective that translates to surgical in English. It is used to describe anything related to surgery, which is a branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of injuries or disorders of the body by incision or manipulation, especially with instruments. This can include surgical procedures, surgical instruments, surgical techniques, and surgical teams.

For example, a kirurgiallinen toimenpide refers to a surgical procedure, such as an appendectomy or a heart transplant. Kirurgialliset instrumentit are the tools used by surgeons, like scalpels, forceps, and retractors. Kirurgiallinen hoito describes the overall surgical treatment a patient receives. The term is also used in contexts like kirurgiallinen sairaus (surgical disease), referring to a condition that requires surgical intervention, or kirurgiallinen riski (surgical risk), which denotes the potential complications associated with a surgery.

In Finnish medical contexts, the adjective kirurgiallinen is fundamental for distinguishing between medical treatments that involve operative intervention and those that do not. It emphasizes the invasive or operative nature of a particular medical approach or tool.