/ 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.