surgical
adjective
sur·gi·cal
ˈsər-ji-kəl 
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: characteristic of or resembling surgery or a surgeon especially in control or incisiveness
surgical precision
Examples of surgical in a Sentence
The work was done with surgical precision.
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Abeer Salman, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
While working as a surgical nurse at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Runsfold realized that many of her patients didn’t have a bike at home, according to Tim Schoup, a longtime TWFK volunteer.
—Katie Lauer, The Mercury News, 15 Dec. 2024
The injury is extremely painful, and surgical intervention, either with repair or replacement, is almost always indicated.
—Nina Shapiro, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
For people who needed amputations, the greatest advance in care arguably was not superior prostheses but more modern surgical practices.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for surgical
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surgical
adjective
sur·gi·cal
ˈsər-ji-kəl
: of, relating to, or associated with surgeons or surgery
surgical skills
surgical equipment
a surgical fever
Medical Definition
surgical
adjective
sur·gi·cal
ˈsər-ji-kəl
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