Surgical

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Surgical \Sur"gi*cal\ (s[^u]r"j[i^]*kal), a.
     Of or pertaining to surgeons or surgery; done by means of
     surgery; used in surgery; as, a surgical operation; surgical
     instruments.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     {Surgical fever}. (Med.)
     (a) Pyaemia.
     (b) Traumatic fever, or the fever accompanying inflammation.
         [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  surgical
       adj 1: of or relating to or involving or used in surgery; "surgical
              instruments"; "surgical intervention" [ant: {nonsurgical}]
       2: relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery
          especially as opposed to medicine; "a surgical appendix";
          "a surgical procedure"; "operative dentistry" [syn: {operative}]
          [ant: {medical}]
       3: performed with great precision; "a surgical air strike"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "surgical":
     allopathic, chiropodic, chiropractic, clinical, dental, exodontic,
     homeopathic, hydropathic, iatric, medical, naturopathic,
     neurological, obstetric, orthodontic, orthopedic, osteopathic,
     pediatric, periodontic, prosthodontic