surgical
adjective /ˈsɜːdʒɪkl/
/ˈsɜːrdʒɪkl/
[only before noun]- used in or connected with surgery
- surgical procedures
- a surgical ward (= for patients having operations)
Oxford Collocations DictionarySurgical is used with these nouns:- appliance
- consultation
- dressing
- …
Word Originlate 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’.