surgical
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
surgical/ˈsɜːʤɪkl/
▶adjective
- 1 relating to or used in surgery.
- 2 (of a special garment or appliance) worn to correct or relieve an injury, illness, or deformity.
- 3 denoting something done with great precision, especially a military attack from the air.
– derivatives
surgically adverb.
surgically adverb.
'surgical' also found in these Oxford entries:
abdominoplasty
- ablation
- amputate
- anaesthesia
- angioplasty
- appendectomy
- arthrodesis
- atraumatic
- balloon angioplasty
- bistoury
- blepharoplasty
- bloodletting
- bougie
- bypass
- Caesarean section
- cannula
- catgut
- cholecystectomy
- colectomy
- colostomy
- colposcope
- craniotomy
- curette
- cystectomy
- cystotomy
- diathermy
- dilatation and curettage
- dilator
- discectomy
- drape
- -ectomy
- elective
- embolectomy
- endarterectomy
- enterostomy
- episiotomy
- facelift
- fenestration
- gag
- gastrectomy
- gown
- guillotine
- hospital
- hysterectomy
- ileostomy
- incision
- keratectomy
- keratotomy
- laminectomy
- lancet
