Opereerima

Opereerima is an Estonian verb meaning to perform an operation, most often a surgical procedure. In a broader sense, it can also mean to operate or run a device, system, or organization. In medical contexts, the verb describes a clinician performing a procedure on a patient.

Usage typically centers on surgery, where a doctor or surgeon opereerib a patient during an operation. Beyond medicine, the verb can denote operating machinery, equipment, or complex systems. Related noun forms include opereerimine, which denotes the act of operating, and other derivations that appear in medical and technical language.

Etymology and grammar: opereerima is a regular Estonian -ima verb and follows the standard conjugation patterns of this class. The word is a loanword from the French verb opérer, reflecting its historical adoption into Estonian medical and technical vocabulary, likely mediated by broader European borrowings related to operation and surgery.

Context and scope: in everyday and professional usage, opereerima appears most often in medical writing, patient notes, and procedural descriptions. It can also appear in explanations of how a device or system is operated. It is distinct from the noun operatsioon, which denotes the operation itself, though the two terms are closely related semantically.