adj.
Pronunciation: ' s ə r-ji-k ə l
Function: adjective
Etymology: surg eon + -ical
Date: 1770
1 a : of or relating to surgeons or surgery < surgical skills> b : used in or in connection with surgery < surgical gauze> c : following or resulting from surgery < surgical fevers>
2 : characteristic of or resembling surgery or a surgeon especially in control or incisiveness < surgical precision>
– sur · gi · cal · ly \ -k( ə -)l ē \ adverb