Phrase guide

surgical mask

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A mask worn to catch bacteria shed in liquid droplets and aerosols from the wearer's mouth and nose.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: infectious disease

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A medical-grade mask worn during surgery.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

87 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: maska kirurgjike — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Albanian: maska mjekësore — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Albanian: maskë për fytyrën — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Arabic: كِمَامَة (kimāma) — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Arabic: قِناع جِراحِيّ (qināʕ jirāḥiyy) — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Arabic: كمام (kammām) — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Arabic: كمامة (kammāma) — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Arabic: كمامة (kmāma) — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Armenian: բժշկական դիմակ (bžškakan dimak) — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Catalan: màscara quirúrgica — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Catalan: mascareta — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Catalan: tapaboca — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Chinese Cantonese: 口罩 (hau2 zaau3) — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Hakka Chinese: 嘴落仔 (choi-lap-é) — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Hakka Chinese: 揞嘴仔 (êm-choi-é) — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Hakka Chinese: 封嘴仔 (fûng-choi-é) — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Chinese: 喙罨 (zh-min-nan) — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Chinese: 喙罩 (chhùi-tà) — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Chinese Mandarin: 口罩 (kǒuzhào) — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Czech: rouška — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Czech: chirurgická maska — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Czech: obličejová rouška — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Danish: mundbind — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Danish: mundble — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Dutch: mondkapje — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Dutch: mondkap — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Dutch: mondmasker — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Finnish: leikkausmaski — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • French: masque chirurgical — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • French: masque de procédure — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • French: masque d'hygiène — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • French: masque à trois plis — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • German: Mund-Nasen-Maske — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • German: Mund-Nasen-Schutz — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • German: Mundschutz — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • German: Schutzmaske — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Greek: χειρουργική μάσκα (cheirourgikí máska) — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Hungarian: szájmaszk — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Indonesian: masker bedah — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Indonesian: masker — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Italian: maschera chirurgica — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Italian: mascherina chirurgica — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Italian: maschera medica — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Japanese: 衛生マスク (eisei masuku) — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Japanese: マスク (masuku) — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Korean: 서지컬 마스크 (seojikeol maseukeu) — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Korean: 마스크 (maseukeu) — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Malay: topeng pembedahan — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Malay: pelitup — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Norwegian Bokmål: medisinsk munnbind — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Norwegian Bokmål: munnbind — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Persian: ماسک جراحی — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Polish: półmaska — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Polish: maseczka chirurgiczna — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Portuguese: máscara cirúrgica — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Romanian: mască chirurgicală — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Russian: хирурги́ческая ма́ска (xirurgíčeskaja máska) — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Spanish: máscara quirúrgica — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Spanish: mascarilla quirúrgica — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Spanish: tapaboca(s) — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Spanish: barbijo — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Spanish: cubreboca(s) — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Spanish: nasobuco — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Swedish: munskydd — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Swedish: skyddsmask — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Thai: ผ้าปิดจมูก (pâa-bpìt-jà-mùuk) — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Thai: หน้ากากอนามัย (nâa-gàak-à-naa-mai) — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Thai: แมสก์ (mɛ́ɛt) — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Thai: แมส (mɛ́ɛt) — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Vietnamese: khẩu trang — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Vietnamese: khẩu trang y tế — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Zhuang: baengzgoemqbak — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Zhuang: goujcau — mask worn to catch bacteria
  • Albanian: maska kirurgjike — specifically, surgical mask
  • Catalan: màscara quirúrgica — specifically, surgical mask
  • Chinese Mandarin: 外科口罩 (wàikē kǒuzhào) — specifically, surgical mask
  • Chinese Mandarin: 醫用口罩 /医用口罩 (yīyòng kǒuzhào) — specifically, surgical mask
  • Czech: chirurgická maska — specifically, surgical mask
  • Finnish: leikkausmaski — specifically, surgical mask
  • French: masque chirurgical — specifically, surgical mask
  • Italian: maschera chirurgica — specifically, surgical mask
  • Italian: mascherina chirurgica — specifically, surgical mask
  • Polish: maseczka chirurgiczna — specifically, surgical mask
  • Portuguese: máscara cirúrgica — specifically, surgical mask
  • Romanian: mască chirurgicală — specifically, surgical mask
  • Spanish: máscara quirúrgica — specifically, surgical mask
  • Spanish: mascarilla quirúrgica — specifically, surgical mask