operación

Definitions of operación
  1. noun
    a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
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    ablación, excisión, extirpación
    surgical removal of a body part or tissue
    cauterio, cauterización
    the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
    legrado, raspado
    surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette
    anaplastia, cirugía plástica, cirurgía estética
    surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue
    esterilización
    the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
    trasplante
    an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)
    trepanación
    an operation that removes a circular section of bone from the skull
    vivisección
    the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research)
    apendicectomía
    surgical removal of the vermiform appendix
    ritidoplastia
    plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
    lobectomía
    surgical removal of a lobe from any organ of the body (as the lung or brain)
    mastectomía
    surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor
    mastoidectomía
    surgical removal of some or all of the mastoid process
    vasectomía
    surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible
  2. noun
    activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
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    maniobra
    a military training exercise
    campaña
    several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
    misión
    an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters
    refuerzo
    a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
    arremetida, asalto, ataque
    (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
    ataque, atentado, delito, infracción, ofensa, ofensiva, ofensivo
    the action of attacking an enemy
    recogida de información
    the act of collecting information
    acometida, acometimiento, carga
    an impetuous rush toward someone or something
    incursión, penetración
    an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
    ataque repentino
    a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
    ataque, golpe
    an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
    contraataque
    an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
    bombardeo
    an attack by dropping bombs
    operación de inteligencia
    the operation of gathering information about an enemy
    fuego
    the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
    rebato, sorpresa
    an attack without warning
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    actividad
    any specific behavior
  3. noun
    a particular instance of buying or selling
    synonyms: comercio, negocio
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    negociación, transacción, trato
    the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
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