surgical

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: sur=gi=cal

CIDE DICTIONARY

surgical, a. 

 Of or pertaining to surgeons or surgery; done by means of surgery; used in surgery; as, a surgical operation; surgical instruments.  [1913 Webster]

Surgical fever. (Med.) (a) Pyæmia. (b) Traumatic fever, or the fever accompanying inflammation.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

surgical, adj.
1 of or relating to or done by surgeons or surgery.
2 resulting from surgery (surgical fever).
3 a used in surgery. b (of a special garment etc.) worn to correct a deformity etc.

Idiom

surgical spirit methylated spirit used in surgery for cleansing etc.

Derivative

surgically adv.

Etymology

earlier chirurgical f. chirurgy f. OF sirurgie: see SURGEON

THESAURUS

surgical

allopathic, chiropodic, chiropractic, clinical, dental, exodontic, homeopathic, hydropathic, iatric, medical, naturopathic, neurological, obstetric, orthodontic, orthopedic, osteopathic, pediatric, periodontic, prosthodontic