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surgical Definition

sur·gi·cal (-ji kəl)

adjective

  1. of surgeons or surgery
  2. used in or connected with surgery
  3. resulting from or after surgery
  4. of or like surgery or a surgical procedure in being regarded as very accurate, precisely targeted, etc. a surgical air strike

surgical Related Forms

sur·gi·cally adverb

surgical Synonyms

surgical

modif.

healing, curative, operational, with the surgeon's knife; see medical, remedial.

surgical Usage Examples

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.

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