Definitions for surgical
ˈsɜr dʒɪ kəlsur·gi·cal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. surgicaladjective

   of or relating to or involving or used in surgery

   "surgical instruments"; "surgical intervention"

2. surgical, operativeadjective

   relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine

   "a surgical appendix"; "a surgical procedure"; "operative dentistry"

3. surgicaladjective

   performed with great precision

   "a surgical air strike"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. surgicaladjective

   of, relating to, used in, or resulting from surgery

2. surgicaladjective

   precise or very accurate

   The building was destroyed with a surgical air-strike.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. surgical

   Surgical refers to anything related to, performed by, or used in surgery, which is a medical specialty that employs operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate or treat a pathological condition such as a disease or injury, to help improve bodily function, appearance, or to repair unwanted ruptured areas. It can also describe a level of precision or accuracy, as in "surgical precision".

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Surgicaladjective

   of or pertaining to surgeons or surgery; done by means of surgery; used in surgery; as, a surgical operation; surgical instruments

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How to pronounce surgical?

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How to say surgical in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of surgical in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of surgical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of surgical in a Sentence

1. Sara Greenstein:

   Although wearing a cloth face mask is better than nothing, it is no substitute for an N95 or surgical mask, which are precisely engineered, highly technical products.

2. Richard Donoghue:

   He betrayed a veterinarian's pledge to prevent animal suffering when he used his surgical skills in a cruel scheme to smuggle heroin in the abdomens of puppies.

3. Kristan Hawkins:

   This is a painful, dangerous type of abortion, which has a higher risk of complication than surgical abortion, which can lead to incomplete abortion, meaning you're going to have to go back at the risk of getting infected and possibly life-threatening infection.

4. Gary Wu:

   If you run a hospital and want to buy a surgical robot, Intuitive Surgical is basically the only option you have.

5. Liz Klinger:

   Its about getting masks [and] surgical masks out of peoples cabinets, their garages, their workshops and getting them directly into the hands of the front-line health-care workers as soon as we can.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=surgical
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Surgical
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surgical
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=surgical