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surgical


sur·gi·cal

adj \ˈsər-ji-kəl\

Definition of SURGICAL

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
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Examples of SURGICAL

  1. The work was done with surgical precision.

Origin of SURGICAL

surgeon + -ical
First Known Use: 1770

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