surgicalsurgical /ˈsɚdʒɪkəl/ ●○○ adjective [only before noun]Etymology
ETYMOLOGYsurgical
Origin: 1700-1800 surgeon + -ical
1medicine relating to or used for medical operations: surgical instruments a surgical procedure2with surgical precision extremely carefully in order to affect only a particular area or part of something, without affecting anything else—surgically /-kli/ adverb: The tumor was surgically removed.