EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to undergo surgery; to have an operation...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-pa-TIS-tis/
FIL: Ang pagpapahintulot sa sarili na sumailalim sa isang operasyon o siruhiya na isinasagawa ng isang doktor.
EN: to undergo surgery; to have an operation
The medical term for 'magpa-opera.' It's when you trust a doctor enough to let them slice you open to fix something. 'Kailangan kong **magpatistis** para tanggalin ang appendix ko, wish me luck!'
ROOT MEANING: surgical stitch; dissection
'Tistis' itself means 'incision'. 'Magpatistis' means to allow an incision to be made on oneself, hence, to undergo surgery.
🇵🇭 Kinakabahan si lolo dahil bukas na siya magpapatistis sa puso.
🇺🇸 Grandpa is nervous because he will undergo surgery on his heart tomorrow.
🇵🇭 Nagpasya siyang magpatistis upang matanggal ang bukol.
🇺🇸 She decided to have an operation to remove the lump.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.