sur ‧ gi ‧ cal /ˈsɜːdʒɪk ə l $ ˈsɜːr-/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: surgeon + -ical ]
1 . relating to or used for medical operations:
surgical techniques
surgical equipment/instruments/treatment
scalpels and other surgical instruments
2 . surgical stocking/collar etc British English a ↑ stocking etc that someone wears to support a part of their body that is injured or weak
3 . done very carefully and in exactly the right place:
With surgical precision he cut four inches off the legs of the jeans.
—surgically /-kli/ adverb :
The lump was surgically removed.