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Surgical Definition & Meaning

surgical
adjective
  1. of or relating to or involving or used in surgery; "surgical instruments"; "surgical intervention"
  2. relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine; "a surgical appendix"; "a surgical procedure"; "operative dentistry"
  3. performed with great precision; "a surgical air strike"

"Surgical" in song lyrics

See how surgical is used in real songs:

  • "Do I gotta open his head up somethin surgical"
    Esham f/ Mastamind, Shoestring — Brain Surgery
  • "I could drop the top off of anything, but I be surgical"
    Legit Ballaz — Fresh Off the Lot
  • "Get ate like cannibalism and sliced surgical"
    Pharoahe Monch — Right Here

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Frequently asked questions

What does surgical mean?
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"; "operative dentistry" performed with great precision; "a surgical air strike"
What part of speech is surgical?
Surgical is an adjective.
How many definitions does surgical have?
Surgical has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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