1The branch of medicine that treats illness or injury through surgical operations.
彼女は大学で外科を専攻し、外科医を目指している。
She majored in surgery at university and is aiming to become a surgeon.
外科の技術は近年大きく進歩した。
Surgical technology has advanced greatly in recent years.
緊急手術が必要な場合、外科に運ばれる。
When an emergency operation is needed, patients are taken to surgery.
2The department within a hospital responsible for performing operations.
けがをしたので外科で診てもらった。
I got injured, so I was examined in the surgical department.
外科の待合室はいつも混んでいる。
The waiting room of the surgery department is always crowded.
母は外科で膝の手術を受けた。
My mother had knee surgery in the surgical department.