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surgical - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'surgical' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Surgical [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to surgeons or surgery; done by means of surgery; used in surgery; as, a surgical operation; surgical instruments.

Meaning of 'surgical' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . surgical [ a]
Meaning (1):
- relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine
Example in sentence:
  • a surgical appendix;
  • a surgical procedure;
  • operative dentistry
Meaning (2):
- of or relating to or involving or used in surgery
Example in sentence:
  • surgical instruments;
  • surgical intervention
3 . surgical [ s]
Meaning (3):
- performed with great precision
Example in sentence:
  • a surgical air strike