surgical

surgical
surgically, adv.
/serr"ji keuhl/, adj.
1. pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
2. used in surgery.
3. characterized by extreme precision or incisiveness: a surgical air strike against enemy targets.
[1760-70; SURG(EON) + -ICAL]

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