surgical

Meanings

Adjective

of or relating to or involving or used in surgery
- "surgical instruments"
- "surgical intervention"
relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine
- "a surgical appendix"
- "a surgical procedure"

Adjective Satellite

performed with great precision
- "a surgical air strike"

Adj

Of, relating to, used in, or resulting from surgery.
Precise or very accurate.
Excruciatingly or wearyingly drawn-out.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English cirurgical, borrowed from Middle French cirurgical, from Medieval Latin cirurgicālis, ultimately from Ancient Greek χειρουργία (kheirourgía), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”). Replaced Old English Old English læċe (“doctor, physician”). By surface analysis, surgery + -ical.

Synonyms

operative

Antonyms

medical, nonsurgical

Scrabble Score: 11

surgical is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
surgical is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
surgical is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

surgical is a valid Words With Friends word