surgical
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4.2
- adjective
- /ˈsɜrʤɪkəl/
- Specialized
:
quirúrgico
- How effective was this workshop in teaching you the surgical skills required in treating facial fractures?
- a surgical procedure
- a surgical intervention
- a surgical technique
And this whole thing about surgical change in gender.
- And this whole thing about surgical change in gender.
- And my field focuses on using these models for surgical training and planning.
- No, it's made from premium surgical steel.
- It's also used in jewellery, prosthetics, tennis rackets, bicycle frames, surgical tools and mobile phones.
- And you know, I have thousands of those surgical blades.
- Recent study has to do with surgical training.
- And and then you can have surgical correction of prolapse if you need to.
- The only place in a hospital that a service dog is not allowed is in a surgical or sterile environment.
Examples
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There are multiple surgical incisions about the left side of the face.
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Sir, did you just have a surgical procedure?
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Sir, sir, you need to wait in the surgical waiting room!
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I had a surgical operation that time.
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No, it's made from premium surgical steel.
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A century later, we have significantly improved our surgical techniques, but new technologies are still evolving.
Academic text (2008) -
A surgical removal of two moles.
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Commence surgical procedure.
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The doctor explained the risks before the surgical procedure.
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During the surgical operation, the team carefully monitored the patient's vital signs.
Synonyms
7
7.0
Relating to treatment by surgery rather than by medicine
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
3
3.8
A tool a surgeon uses during an operation to cut, hold, or move body tissue
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2
3.0
A medical treatment where a doctor makes a cut to fix, remove, or replace a part of the body
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1
4.1
A protective garment surgeons wear during operations to keep the area sterile
- Specialized
A clean pad of cotton or gauze that covers a wound after surgery to protect it
- Specialized
A machine used during surgery to remove blood and other fluids from the body
- Specialized
A machine used in surgery to remove blood, fluid, or tissue from the body
- Specialized
A very sharp knife a doctor uses in an operation to cut parts of the body
- Specialized
An operation where a surgeon cuts the body to fix or remove a problem
How Active
- Specialized
23
6.3
- Specialized
224
4.2
- Specialized
1
7.1
348
2.8
∞
4.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Surgical comes from the Greek parts cheir 'hand' and ergon 'work', so it originally meant 'hand work' by a doctor. That's why surgical describes things used in surgery.