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# surgically

adverb (surgically)

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

## Everyday

1. Surgically means by an operation done by a surgeon: «The tumour was surgically removed». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surgically/#m1)
2. Surgically can mean very precisely and carefully, like a surgeon: «surgically precise». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surgically/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health and science lessons, «surgically» describes operations in hospital, such as removing tonsils or an appendix. In news and sport, it means extremely precise. Phrases: «surgically removed», «surgically repaired», «surgical precision».

### Examples

- The doctor surgically removed her appendix. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surgically/#x1)
- His broken knee was surgically repaired. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surgically/#x2)
- The vet surgically removed a sock from the dog's stomach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surgically/#x3)
- The pass was surgically accurate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surgically/#x4)
- Some problems can be treated with medicine instead of surgically. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surgically/#x5)
- The splinter was too deep, so it was removed surgically. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surgically/#x6)

### Note

From «surgical» + -ly. Related: «surgery», «surgeon». In the UK, «surgery» also means a doctor's or dentist's office.

## On Mova

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