How do you use the word "surgical" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "surgical" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "surgical": For these patients, surgical treatment is far from being satisfactory. He was hospitalized for a surgical operation.

Surgical Meaning

/ˈsɜːd͡ʒɪkəl/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

adjOf, relating to, used in, or resulting from surgery.

adjPrecise or very accurate.

Sentence Examples

For these patients, surgical treatment is far from being satisfactory.

He was hospitalized for a surgical operation.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

operative preoperative

Antonyms:

medical

CEFR Practice Quiz

The doctor used a sterile knife during the ____ procedure to remove the tumor.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The medical team used advanced ____ instruments to ensure the highest level of precision during the procedure today.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-ōr Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Hellenic *wérgon Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon) Ancient Greek -ουργός (-ourgós) Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek χειρουργῐκός (kheirourgĭkós)bor. Late Latin chīrurgicus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin cirurgicālisder. Middle French cirurgicalbor. Middle English cirurgicalder. English surgical 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.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"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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