surgically
/ˈsəːdʒɪk(ə)li
/adverb
1By means of a medical operation involving incision or manipulation: a lump in the breast was surgically removed thyroid cancer is usually treated surgically...
- The precancerous cells - or a very small tumor - could then be surgically removed, bringing a complete cure.
- Their device beams microvolts of electricity through six surgically installed electrodes to the site of a spinal cord injury.
- Bull calves were surgically castrated at birth.
2With great precision, especially with reference to a military attack from the air: the Air Force lost patience trying to bomb surgically...
- The standard of their analysis has been so consistently high, so surgically precise, that you almost wonder why anyone else bothers.
- This will mean moving swiftly and surgically to a more focused global customer-driven company.
- He shows the hand of a skilled theatrical abridger at work, surgically excising flowery and purple "literary" material, and reworking the remainder for the benefit of players and playgoers.