surgical

Modifies a noun

• resection: Surgical resection is the only curative treatment for gastric cancer.
• removal: In some cases, surgical removal of the nodules may be needed.
• excision: Cats: Surgical excision is the treatment of choice for bladder cancer in cats.
• procedure: The TSE requires no surgical procedure of any kind.
• specialty: Royal Colleges The medical Royal Colleges oversee standards and training in the various medical and surgical specialties.
• intervention: Surgical intervention, however, has not only been aimed at the stomach.

Modifying Another Word

• sometimes: Sometimes surgical repair is called for, according to WSU Extension Bulletin 1466.
• then: If an x-ray shows an independent ossicle behind the main body of the tendon then surgical removal may be helpful after skeletal maturation.
• usually: Neurological surgery is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment, usually surgical, of disorders involving the brain and nervous system.
• not: I should point out that my focus is very much on issues surrounding post mortems, not surgical tissue.
• almost: This can be a cosmetic change like a lick of paint or an almost surgical rearrangement of internal accommodation.
• especially: Developments in Maxillofacial reconstructive surgery, especially surgical margins and patterns of invasion in the mandible.

Used with adjective complement

include: More aggressive treatments including surgical removing of the lining of the lung are, fortunately, rarely needed.