Surgical
adjective
1.
pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
2.
used in surgery.
3.
characterized by extreme precision or incisiveness:
a surgical air strike against enemy targets.
adjective
1.
of, relating to, involving, or used in surgery
2.
(of an action) performed with extreme precision: a surgical air attack on the missile complex
surgical sur·gi·cal (sûr’jĭ-kəl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of surgeons or surgery.
Used in surgery.
Resulting from or occurring after surgery.
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