TOP

Definition of surgical adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    surgical

     adjective
    adjective
    NAmE//ˈsərdʒɪkl//
     
    [only before noun]
     
    jump to other results
  1. 1used in or connected with surgery surgical instruments a surgical procedure (= an operation)
  2. 2used to describe something done very precisely, especially a very accurate military attack a bridge destroyed by a surgical strike (= military attack against a specific target) Our advertising targets customers with surgical precision.
surgically
 
jump to other results
NAmE//ˈsərdʒɪkli//
 
adverb The tumor will need to be surgically removed.See surgical in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Check pronunciation: surgical

Nearby words