surgical
adjective
sur·gi·cal
ˈsər-ji-kəl 
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: characteristic of or resembling surgery or a surgeon especially in control or incisiveness
surgical precision
Examples of surgical in a Sentence
The work was done with surgical precision.
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But while the modern versions of those instruments are nothing to sneeze at, consider the surgical knives, gorgets, and trepans of centuries past.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The 1926 auditorium, designed by Chicago architects Benjamin Marshall and Charles Fox (whose resumes also include the Drake and Blackstone Hotels), once housed surgical conferences.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
The series is hosted by Nick Viall, a 45-year old man who starred on The Bachelor after finishing runner-up in two consecutive seasons of The Bachelorette, and his 27-year model and former surgical technologist wife Natalie Joy.
—Peter White, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
Last Wednesday, Bloch, a surgical tool analyst from Prairie Village, and a birding friend made yet another trip to the nest.
—Robert A. Cronkleton
march 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The 1926 auditorium, designed by Chicago architects Benjamin Marshall and Charles Fox (whose resumes also include the Drake and Blackstone Hotels), once housed surgical conferences.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
The series is hosted by Nick Viall, a 45-year old man who starred on The Bachelor after finishing runner-up in two consecutive seasons of The Bachelorette, and his 27-year model and former surgical technologist wife Natalie Joy.
—Peter White, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
Last Wednesday, Bloch, a surgical tool analyst from Prairie Village, and a birding friend made yet another trip to the nest.
—Robert A. Cronkleton
march 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for surgical
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surgical
adjective
sur·gi·cal
ˈsər-ji-kəl
: of, relating to, or associated with surgeons or surgery
surgical skills
surgical equipment
a surgical fever
Medical Definition
surgical
adjective
sur·gi·cal
ˈsər-ji-kəl
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