surgical meaning and definition

SURGICAL adjective

Definition of surgical (adjective)

1. of or relating to or involving or used in surgery
   • "surgical instruments"; "surgical intervention"
   • antonym: 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"
   • synonyms: operative
   • antonym: medical
3. performed with great precision
   • "a surgical air strike"