surgical

CEFRB2

/ˈsɜːd͡ʒɪkəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Related to medical operations or surgery.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Excruciatingly or wearyingly drawn-out.

Examples

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

  • He was hospitalized for a surgical operation.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Precise or very accurate.

  2. Of, relating to, used in, or resulting from surgery.

More examples

In context

  • The building was destroyed with a surgical air-strike.

  • 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.

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Origin

adjective

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.