chirurgia
From LSJ
ἢ λέγε τι σιγῆς κρεῖττον ἢ σιγὴν ἔχε → either say something better than silence or keep silence (Menander)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
chīrurgĭa: ae, f., = χειρουργία,
I surgery, Cels. 7 praef.; Scrib. Comp. 200; Veg. 3, 13, 1.—*
II Trop., a violent remedy: chirurgiae taedet, i. e. vim et arma detestor, Cic. Att. 4, 3, 3.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
chīrurgĭa, æ, f. (χειρουργία), chirurgie : Cels. Med. 7, præf. || [fig.] chirurgiæ tædet Cic. Att. 4, 3, 3, je suis las des remèdes violents.
