chirurgical

[ kī-rûr′jĭ-kəl ]

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Surgical. No longer in technical use.

QUIZZES

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Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

He was introduced into her chamber, where he found the whole chirurgical apparatus ready.
Memoirs of Miss Sidney Biddulph|Frances Sheridan
I carry about a very troublesome and dangerous complaint, which admits no cure but by the chirurgical knife.
Life Of Johnson, Volume 4 (of 6)|Boswell
We waited with impatience this strange chirurgical operation, which was to be performed with a nail and a hammer.
Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China|Evariste Regis Huc
He says they had “some acquaintance with chirurgical operations.”
Dealings With The Dead|A Sexton of the Old School

Even with our present chirurgical proficiency, such an operation would be somewhat hazardous.
A World of Wonders|Various