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sur⋅gi⋅cal

  [sur-ji-kuhl]
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–adjective
1. pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
2. used in surgery.
3. characterized by extreme precision or incisiveness: a surgical air strike against enemy targets.
Origin:
1760–70; surg(eon) + -ical

Related forms:
sur⋅gi⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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Main Entry: pre·sur·gi·cal
Pronunciation: "prE-'s&r-ji-k&l
Function: adjective
: occurring before, performed before, orpreliminary to surgery <presurgical care>

Main Entry: sur·gi·cal
Pronunciation: 's&r-ji-k&l
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or concerned with surgeons orsurgery
2 : requiring surgical treatment surgical appendix>
3 : resulting from surgery <surgical fever>
4 : done by or used in surgery or surgical conditions <surgical gauze> surgical stocking>
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surgical sur·gi·cal (sûr'jĭ-kəl)
adj.

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of surgeons or surgery.

  2. Used in surgery.

  3. Resulting from or occurring after surgery.

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