surgical

[sur-ji-kuhl]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
used in surgery.
characterized by extreme precision or incisiveness.
a surgical air strike against enemy targets.

surgical

/ ˈ��ɜː��ɪ��ə�� /

adjective

of, relating to, involving, or used in surgery
(of an action) performed with extreme precision
a surgical air attack on the missile complex

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Other Word Forms

surgically adverb
nonsurgical adjective
nonsurgically adverb
postsurgical adjective
presurgical adjective
prosurgical adjective
unsurgical adjective
unsurgically adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of surgical¹

First recorded in 1760–70; surg(eon) + -ical

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Example Sentences

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Wales is the worst part of the UK for providing surgical abortions with many women treated in England, according to a leading healthcare charity.

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The hospital’s Transyouth center is among the oldest and largest programs in the country, and among the only facilities that provides puberty blockers, hormones and surgical procedures for trans youth on public insurance.

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Mr Perks only survived because of "quick action and amazing surgical skill", the court had heard.

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By now, she had been on the surgical table for six hours, lost five litres of blood, and had been awake throughout.

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"We have been surgical in our approach to minimise the number of impacted employees," said a spokesperson.

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Surg. Gen.surgical boot

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