SURGICAL


Meaning of SURGICAL in English

/ ˈsɜːdʒɪkl; NAmE ˈsɜːrdʒ-/ adjective

[ only before noun ] used in or connected with surgery :

surgical procedures

a surgical ward (= for patients having operations)

►  sur·gi·cal·ly / -kli; NAmE / adverb :

The lumps will need to be surgically removed.

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent. (earlier as chirurgical ): from French cirurgical , from Old French sirurgie , based on Latin chirurgia , from Greek kheirourgia handiwork, surgery, from kheir hand + ergon work.

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