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# surgical

adjective

«surgical» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Surgical means to do with surgery, the work of doctors who operate on the body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surgical/#m1)
2. Surgical means very exact and careful, as if done by a surgeon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surgical/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health and science it describes tools and clothing used in hospitals: surgical gloves, surgical masks, surgical instruments. In news, «surgical» can describe something done very precisely. Phrases: «surgical mask», «surgical gloves», «surgical procedure», «with surgical precision».

### Examples

- The nurse wore surgical gloves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surgical/#x1)
- Surgical masks stop germs from spreading. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surgical/#x2)
- The doctor used a surgical knife called a scalpel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surgical/#x3)
- Grandma needs a small surgical operation on her knee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surgical/#x4)
- The tools were kept in a surgical tray. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surgical/#x5)
- She cut the paper shapes with surgical precision. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surgical/#x6)
- Surgical instruments must be very clean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surgical/#x7)

### Note

Adverb: surgically. Noun: surgery; person: surgeon. Spelling ends in «-ical». «Surgical spirit» (UK) is a cleaning alcohol, not a drink.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «surgical» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surgical/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«surgical» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/surgical.html) on Mova free.