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Definition of "surgical" []
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of surgeons or surgery. (adjective)
- Used in surgery. (adjective)
- Resulting from or occurring after surgery. (adjective)
- Extremely accurate; precise: surgical air strikes against enemy compounds. (adjective)
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Use "surgical" in a sentence
- ""To bomb Ukraine -- conduct what they call a surgical strike against a military base -- absolutely outrageous in view of the Ukrainians 'gesture of friendship.""
- "Democrats in the California Legislature have advocated similar steps, preferring what they call a surgical approach to the state's budget problems rather than the wholesale elimination of programs proposed by the Republican governor."
- "Pam Udy of the International Cesarean Awareness Network blames the continuing increase in surgical deliveries in part on the decline in vaginal births after C-sections."