surgical
adjective
sur·gi·cal
ˈsər-ji-kəl 
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: characteristic of or resembling surgery or a surgeon especially in control or incisiveness
surgical precision
Examples of surgical in a Sentence
The work was done with surgical precision.
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In the clip, four members of the medical staff are seen carefully securing their patient and the surrounding surgical equipment as the room begins to violently shake.
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Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 31 July 2025
If a child needs an amputation, for example, their surgical incisions may not heal because their body doesn't have enough protein to rebuild the tissue.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 31 July 2025
Intuitive Surgical — The healthcare name rose about 1% in premarket after the firm beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit and revenue amid increasing demand for its surgical robots used in minimally invasive procedures.
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Using a specialized surgical technique known as Agonist-Antagonist Myoneural Interface (AMI), muscles are reconnected in functional pairs.
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Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 31 July 2025
If a child needs an amputation, for example, their surgical incisions may not heal because their body doesn't have enough protein to rebuild the tissue.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 31 July 2025
Intuitive Surgical — The healthcare name rose about 1% in premarket after the firm beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit and revenue amid increasing demand for its surgical robots used in minimally invasive procedures.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 23 July 2025
Using a specialized surgical technique known as Agonist-Antagonist Myoneural Interface (AMI), muscles are reconnected in functional pairs.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2025
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“Surgical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surgical. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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surgical
adjective
sur·gi·cal
ˈsər-ji-kəl
: of, relating to, or associated with surgeons or surgery
surgical skills
surgical equipment
a surgical fever
Medical Definition
surgical
adjective
sur·gi·cal
ˈsər-ji-kəl
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