surgical

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈsɝd͡ʒɪkəl/ UK /ˈsɜːd͡ʒɪkəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #7623

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to or used in surgery.

The nurse laid out the surgical instruments on a tray.
2

adj
Done with great precision and accuracy.

The army carried out a surgical strike on the weapons factory.

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Synonyms

1 adj · relating to or used in... operative

Word family

Derived forms anatomicosurgicalantisurgicalcardiosurgicalchemosurgicalcraniosurgicalcryosurgicalcybersurgicaldermasurgicalelectrosurgicalextrasurgicalimmunosurgicalintrasurgical

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surgical incision
a cut made in body tissue during an operation

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-ōr Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Hellenic *wérgon Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon) Ancient Greek -ουργός (-ourgós) Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek χειρουργῐκός (kheirourgĭkós)bor. Late Latin chīrurgicus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin cirurgicālisder. Middle…

cirurgical Middle English cirurgicālis la-med χειρουργία Ancient Greek

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# surgical

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɝd͡ʒɪkəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsɜːd͡ʒɪkəl/
**Frequency rank:** 7623

## Meanings
1. Relating to or used in surgery.
2. Done with great precision and accuracy.

## Examples
- The nurse laid out the surgical instruments on a tray.
- The army carried out a surgical strike on the weapons factory.

## Derived Forms
- anatomicosurgical
- antisurgical
- cardiosurgical
- chemosurgical
- craniosurgical
- cryosurgical
- cybersurgical
- dermasurgical
- electrosurgical
- extrasurgical
- immunosurgical
- intrasurgical

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: cirurgical
- Root: cirurgicālis
- Root: χειρουργία

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-ōr Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Hellenic *wérgon Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon) Ancient Greek -ουργός (-ourgós) Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek χειρουργῐκός (kheirourgĭkós)bor. Late Latin chīrurgicus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin cirurgicālisder. Middle…

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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