surgical
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Etymology
From Middle English cirurgical, borrowed from Middle French cirurgical, from Medieval Latin cirurgicālis, ultimately from Ancient Greek χειρουργία (kheirourgía), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”). Replaced Old English Old English læċe (“doctor, physician”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɜːd͡ʒɪkəl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɝd͡ʒɪkəl/
Audio (US): (file)
Adjective
surgical (comparative more surgical, superlative most surgical)
- Of, relating to, used in, or resulting from surgery.
- 2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist[1], volume 101, number 3, archived from the original on 24 April 2013, page 200:
- Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.
- (figuratively) Precise or very accurate.
- The building was destroyed with a surgical air-strike.
- (figuratively) Excruciatingly or wearyingly drawn-out
Derived terms
- anatomicosurgical
- antisurgical
- cardiosurgical
- chemosurgical
- cosmetic surgical
- craniosurgical
- cryosurgical
- cybersurgical
- dermasurgical
- electrosurgical
- extrasurgical
- immunosurgical
- intrasurgical
- liposurgical
- medicosurgical
- microsurgical
- nanosurgical
- neurosurgical
- nonsurgical
- non-surgical
- oncosurgical
- otosurgical
- perisurgical
- phonosurgical
- piezosurgical
- polysurgical
- postsurgical
- presurgical
- pre-surgical
- proctosurgical
- psychosurgical
- radiosurgical
- rhinosurgical
- surgical abdomen
- surgical glove
- surgical gown
- surgicalist
- surgically
- surgical mask
- surgical procedure
- surgical spirit
- surgical stocking
- surgical strike
- surgical technologist
- surgicenter
- telesurgical
- unsurgical
- viscosurgical
Translations
of or relating to surgery
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precise or very accurate
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