der Routineeingriff
Translation
routine procedure, routine operation
Examples
Die Mandelentfernung ist meist ein Routineeingriff.
A tonsillectomy is usually a routine procedure.
Grammar Patterns
to be a routine procedure etw. ist ein Routineeingriff The operation was a routine procedure.
Similar Words
Standardoperation (standard operation), Standardverfahren (standard procedure)
Etymology
Composed of 'Routine' (from French) and 'Eingriff' (intervention, from 'eingreifen' - to intervene). Literally a 'routine intervention'.
Memory Tips
Think of a 'routine' that 'grips into' (eingreifen) the body – a standard surgical procedure.