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surgical
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sur·gi·cal  (sûrj-kl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of surgeons or surgery.
2. Used in surgery.
3. Resulting from or occurring after surgery.
4. Extremely accurate; precise: surgical air strikes against enemy compounds.

[From surgeon.]

surgi·cal·ly adv.

surgical [ˈsɜːdʒɪkəl]
adj
(Medicine / Surgery) of, relating to, involving, or used in surgery
surgically  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.surgical - of or relating to or involving or used in surgery; "surgical instruments"; "surgical intervention"
nonsurgical - not surgical; "nonsurgical techniques"
2.surgical - relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine; "a surgical appendix"; "a surgical procedure"; "operative dentistry"
medical - requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as opposed to surgery; "medical treatment"; "pneumonia is a medical disease"
3.surgical - performed with great precision; "a surgical air strike"
accurate - conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale"
Translations
surgical [ˈsɜːdʒɪkəl]
A. ADJquirúrgico
B. CPD surgical dressing Nvendaje m quirúrgico
surgical spirit Nalcohol m de 90°
surgical [ˈsɜːrɪkəl] adj
[instruments, gloves] → chirurgical(e)
surgical appliance → appareil m orthopédique
[treatment, operation] → chirurgical(e)
(MILITARY) [strike] → chirurgical(e)
surgical
adj treatment, removaloperativ; technique, instrument, training, skill, hospitalchirurgisch; surgical corsetStützkorsett nt; surgical glovesOP-Handschuhe pl, → Chirurgenhandschuhe pl; surgical goods shoporthopädisches Fachgeschäft; surgical interventionchirurgischer Eingriff; surgical strike (Mil) → gezielter Angriff; surgical teamOP-Team nt, → Chirurgenteam nt; surgical wardchirurgische Station, Chirurgie f (inf)

surgical:
surgical appliance
nStützapparat m
surgical boot
surgical gown
nOP-Kleidung f
surgical [ˈsɜːdʒɪkl] adjchirurgico/a
surgical cotton → cotone m idrofilo
surgical dressing → medicazione f


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