adjective

surgical

surgical, medical, precise

He is a surgical trainee.

He is a surgical trainee.

The plan was executed with surgical precision.

The plan was executed with surgical precision.

surgical ((noun)) relating to or used for medical operations They sell surgical instruments.

Synonyms: medical, clinical, precise; Antonyms: -

From 'surgery' + the adjective-forming suffix '-al', meaning 'relating to surgery'.

This is the adjective form of 'surgery'. Think of the precision needed for surgery, which gives it the second meaning of 'very precise'.

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