Definition

1. Verb (Medical/Surgical):

   • To remove, to excise, to resect: To surgically cut out and take away a part of the body, such as a tumor, an organ, or damaged tissue.
   • To amputate: To surgically cut off a limb or a digit.

2. Verb (General):

   • To cut out, to eliminate, to discontinue: To stop something from continuing by removing it entirely; to terminate or abolish a non-physical thing.

Usage Examples

• Verb (Medical):

  • Bác sĩ phải cắt bỏ khối u. (The doctor had to remove the tumor.)
  • Sau tai nạn, anh ấy bị cắt bỏ một ngón chân. (After the accident, he had to have a toe amputated.)

• Verb (General):

  • Chúng tôi quyết định cắt bỏ khoản chi tiêu không cần thiết. (We decided to cut out the unnecessary expense.)
  • Chương trình đó đã bị cắt bỏ. (That program has been discontinued.)

Advanced Usage

• "cắt bỏ hoàn toàn": to remove completely, to totally eliminate.
  • Phải cắt bỏ hoàn toàn phần mô bị nhiễm trùng. (The infected tissue must be removed completely.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cắt (v): A more general verb meaning .
• Phẫu thuật cắt bỏ (n): .
• Thủ thuật cắt bỏ (n): .

Synonyms

• Remove, Excise, Resect (Medical).
• Eliminate, Abolish, Terminate, Discontinue (General).
• Amputate (for limbs).

Related Idioms

• Cắt bỏ gánh nặng: to cut off/remove a burden.
  • Việc này giúp công ty cắt bỏ gánh nặng tài chính. (This helped the company cut off its financial burden.)

1. (y học) Remove
   • Cắt bỏ khối u
     To remove a tumour