surgical
adjUK /ˈsɜːd͡ʒɪkəl/ · US /ˈsɝd͡ʒɪkəl/
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”). By surface analysis, surgery + -ical.
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Of, relating to, used in, or resulting from surgery.
- 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.2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2013, page 200:
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Figuratively Precise or very accurate.
- The building was destroyed with a surgical air-strike.
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Figuratively Excruciatingly or wearyingly drawn-out.
- Derived terms
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