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 addition to medications, implants, and surgical procedures as treatment options, lifestyle changes are also necessary to manage or prevent abnormal heart rhythms.
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Carisa Brewster, Verywell Health, 12 Sep. 2024
In that unnamed future, everyone at the age of 16 mandatorily goes through a surgical procedure to become their best-looking selves—a coming-of-age day as spiritual as getting one’s period or being celebrated at a teenage-centric religious custom.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
Although doctors – and even parents – don’t always agree, Fox believes that weight-loss medications and surgical procedures such as gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy should be an option for children.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
Based on Robert Altman’s Oscar-winning black comedy, this long-running CBS sitcom found humor and randy romance in the grimmest of places: An overwhelmed mobile army surgical hospital in the Korean War.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 5 Sep. 2024
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Carisa Brewster, Verywell Health, 12 Sep. 2024
In that unnamed future, everyone at the age of 16 mandatorily goes through a surgical procedure to become their best-looking selves—a coming-of-age day as spiritual as getting one’s period or being celebrated at a teenage-centric religious custom.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
Although doctors – and even parents – don’t always agree, Fox believes that weight-loss medications and surgical procedures such as gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy should be an option for children.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
Based on Robert Altman’s Oscar-winning black comedy, this long-running CBS sitcom found humor and randy romance in the grimmest of places: An overwhelmed mobile army surgical hospital in the Korean War.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 5 Sep. 2024
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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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