Surgical equipment and clothing is used in surgery.
...an array of surgical instruments.
...a pair of surgical gloves.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Surgical treatment involves surgery.
A biopsy is usually a minor surgical procedure.
...surgical removal of a tumor.
surgicallyadverb [ADVERB with verb]
In very severe cases, bunions may be surgically removed.
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Surgical military actions are designed to destroy a particular target without harming other people or damaging other buildings near it.
The government claim to have achieved a surgical strike against military targets.
surgical in British English
(ˈsɜːdʒɪkəl)
adjective
1.
of, relating to, involving, or used in surgery
2.
(of an action) performed with extreme precision
a surgical air attack on the missile complex
Derived forms
surgically (ˈsurgically)
adverb
surgical in American English
(ˈsɜrdʒɪkəl)
adjective
1.
of surgeons or surgery
2.
used in or connected with surgery
3.
resulting from or after surgery
4.
of or like surgery or a surgical procedure in being regarded as very accurate, precisely targeted, etc.
a surgical air strike
Derived forms
surgically (ˈsurgically)
adverb
Examples of 'surgical' in a sentence
surgical
The best treatment for moles is surgical removal.
The Sun (2015)
This was the first surgical treatment of a stroke patient.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Yet any surgical procedure is fraught with danger.
The Sun (2014)
In the worst cases surgical removal of the womb and ovaries may be required.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
They are usually only used during surgical procedures.
Shreeve, Caroline (Dr.) How to Lower High Blood Pressure (1994)
Is there any surgical treatment that would work?
The Sun (2008)
They are a practical alternative to laser eye surgery and the general risks of surgical procedures.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Both studies recruited men with troublesome angina and compared the results of medical and surgical treatment.
Petch, Dr Michael BMA Family Doctor Guide - Heart Disease (1989)
This effectively allowed more or less anyone to perform any surgical operation that did not require a scalpel.
Benjamin Woolley THE HERBALIST: Nicholas Culpeper Rebel Physician (2004)
Would it in any case have been easy for such a minor surgical figure to catch the attention of the court?
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
They are also interested in learning how to detect cancer early enough that it can be cured by simple surgical removal.
Laszlo, John (MD) Understanding Cancer (1987)
The ideal treatment is surgical removal.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Then there were fires to put out, surgical operations to perform and clothes to design.
The Sun (2012)
With any surgical procedure there's always a risk.
The Sun (2014)
A hypnotic gastric band makes your body behave exactly as though you had undergone the surgical operation.
The Sun (2013)
If we await a surgical operation that we know is on the calendar, it hangs over our heads.
Christianity Today (2000)
Staff dress as nurses, some seats are made from ward beds and there is surgical equipment on the walls.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Treatment is usually unnecessary unless they become large and cause pressure symptoms, in which case surgical removal may be required.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
One particular get-up resembled the aftermath of a nuclear attack and he appeared to be wearing surgical equipment around his nether regions.
The Sun (2006)
Laughing gas, a powerful painkiller, is often used during labour or minor surgical procedures.
The Sun (2007)
In other languages
surgical
British English: surgical ADJECTIVE
Surgical equipment and clothing is used in surgery.
...an array of surgical instruments.
American English: surgical
Brazilian Portuguese: cirúrgico
Chinese: 外科手术用的
European Spanish: quirúrgico
French: chirurgical
German: chirurgisch
Italian: chirurgico
Japanese: 外科手術の
Korean: 수술용의
European Portuguese: cirúrgico
Latin American Spanish: quirúrgico
All related terms of 'surgical'
surgical boot
a specially designed boot or shoe that compensates for deformities of the foot or leg
surgical cotton
bleached and sterilized cotton from which the gross impurities , such as the seeds and waxy matter, have been removed: used for surgical dressings , tampons , etc
surgical needle
a needle for suturing
surgical shock
a state of shock that can occur during or after surgery
surgical spirit
Surgical spirit is a liquid which is used to clean wounds or surgical instruments . It consists mainly of alcohol .
surgical strike
a military action designed to destroy a particular target without harming other people or damaging other buildings near it
surgical appliance
a specialized device used by somebody to relieve a particular medical condition
surgical dressing
a dressing made of cotton, used for incisions made during surgery
surgical operations
When a patient has an operation , a surgeon cuts open their body in order to remove, replace, or repair a diseased or damaged part.
surgical specialist registrar
a hospital doctor senior to a house officer but junior to a consultant , specializing in surgery