| a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to surgeons or surgery; done by means of surgery; used in surgery;
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| Adj. | 1. | surgical - of or relating to or involving or used in surgery; "surgical instruments"; "surgical intervention" Antonyms: nonsurgical - not surgical; "nonsurgical techniques" |
| 2. | surgical - relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine; "a surgical appendix"; "a surgical procedure"; "operative dentistry" Synonyms: operative Antonyms: medical - requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as opposed to surgery; "medical treatment"; "pheumonia is a medical disease" | |
| 3. | surgical - performed with great precision; "a surgical air strike" |