surg.

Adjective

surgical (comparative more surgical, superlative most surgical)

1. Of, relating to, used in, or resulting from surgery.
   • Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2013, page 200

   Synonyms:

   operative

2. (figuratively) Precise or very accurate.
   • The building was destroyed with a surgical air-strike.
3. (figuratively) Excruciatingly or wearyingly drawn-out.

Noun

surgeon (plural surgeons)

1. One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals.
   • The surgeon refused to operate because the patient was her son.
2. A surgeonfish.

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