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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Another past Cy Young Award winner seeking to bounce back is Cleveland’s Shane Bieber, whose elbow also required surgical repair.
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The study does not cover Medicaid patients and did not examine surgical procedures, which other research shows are extremely rare among minors.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
After getting approved last year in the House but dying in the Senate, a proposal aimed at limiting exposure to smoke during surgical procedures has re-emerged for the 2025 legislative session.
—News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
Earlier this year, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury unveiled new requirements in Milwaukee, re-emphasizing that mental health and substance use disorder benefits must be offered to the same degree as medical and surgical benefits.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2024
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The study does not cover Medicaid patients and did not examine surgical procedures, which other research shows are extremely rare among minors.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
After getting approved last year in the House but dying in the Senate, a proposal aimed at limiting exposure to smoke during surgical procedures has re-emerged for the 2025 legislative session.
—News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
Earlier this year, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury unveiled new requirements in Milwaukee, re-emphasizing that mental health and substance use disorder benefits must be offered to the same degree as medical and surgical benefits.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Surgical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surgical. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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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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