WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
sur•gi•cal /ˈsɜrdʒɪkəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Surgery of, relating to, or involving surgery or surgeons:[before a noun]surgical procedures.
- characterized by great precision:a surgical air strike against the oil refineries.
sur•gi•cal
(sûr′ji kəl),USA pronunciation adj.
sur′gi•cal•ly, adv.
- Surgerypertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- Surgeryused in surgery.
- Surgerycharacterized by extreme precision or incisiveness:a surgical air strike against enemy targets.
- surg(eon) + -ical 1760–70
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