Main Entry: sur·gi·cal

Pronunciation: \ˈsər-ji-kəl\

Function: adjective

Etymology: surgeon + -ical

Date: 1770

1 a : of or relating to surgeons or surgery <surgical skills> b : used in or in connection with surgery <surgical gauze> c : following or resulting from surgery <surgical fevers>
2 : characteristic of or resembling surgery or a surgeon especially in control or incisiveness <surgical precision>

— sur·gi·cal·ly \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb