surgical Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to or involving or used in surgery
    • surgical instruments
    • surgical intervention
  2. adjective relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine
    operative.
    • a surgical appendix
    • a surgical procedure
    • operative dentistry
  3. adjective satellite performed with great precision
    • a surgical air strike

WordNet


Sur"gi*cal adjective
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to surgeons or surgery; done by means of surgery; used in surgery; as, a surgical operation; surgical instruments.

Webster 1913