surgically

adv

surgically

adv

Etymology From surgical + -ly.

1

Relating to surgery; by means of surgery.

  • His cancer was treated surgically instead of with drugs or radiation.
  • When HBO airs “Behind the Candelabra” on May 26, the world will get to see Matt Damon play Liberace’s drug-addled, surgically enhanced lover – a role about as far from Jason Bourne as it gets.2013 March 11, Adam Markovitz, “Matt Damon on (maybe) returning to ‘Bourne’ and playing Liberace’s lover”, in CNN:
1 more example
  • The cause of uroperitoneum often can be determined and the condition corrected surgically.2015 July 3, Ueli Braun, Karl Nuss, “Uroperitoneum in cattle: Ultrasonographic findings, diagnosis and treatment”, in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, volume 57, →DOI:
Derived terms
intrasurgically, nonsurgically, radiosurgically, surgically gowned, surgically induced childhood

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