surgical
Origin of surgical
1Other words from surgical
- sur·gi·cal·ly, adverb
- non·sur·gi·cal, adjective
- non·sur·gi·cal·ly, adverb
- post·sur·gi·cal, adjective
- pre·sur·gi·cal, adjective
- pro·sur·gi·cal, adjective
- un·sur·gi·cal, adjective
- un·sur·gi·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use surgical in a sentence
So she logged in again and found an opening that afternoon at the local surgical hospital.
What went wrong with America’s $44 million vaccine data system? | Cat Ferguson | January 30, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewA new trend is to also double up on two effective multi-layer masks, such as wearing a surgical mask underneath a cloth mask or even a certified N95 mask underneath a cloth mask.
What you can do right now to protect yourself from the new COVID-19 variants | Claire Maldarelli | January 29, 2021 | Popular-ScienceIn Hong Kong, for instance, surgical masks and gloves litter hiking trails and wash up on beaches.
Unmasking the pandemic’s pollution problem | Stephen Ornes | January 28, 2021 | Science News For StudentsWithout a medical-grade face covering, Marr said, people can get the best, simplest protection by wearing a cloth mask tightly on top of a surgical mask.
Time to double or upgrade masks as coronavirus variants emerge, experts say | Fenit Nirappil | January 27, 2021 | Washington PostA tightly woven cloth mask might get you to 60 or 70 percent, and a blue surgical mask can get you to 70 or 80 percent.
Add in additional demand, as with a surgical procedure, and the body is pushed to its very limits.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Risky Heart Surgery | Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD | November 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen the same abnormality was detected in a subsequent pregnancy at 18 weeks, she was able to have a surgical abortion.
Women Share Their Secret Abortion Stories For 1 in 3 Campaign | Brandy Zadrozny | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor some, 72 hours will mark the difference between having a medical vs. a surgical procedure.
While some forms of DSD require careful medical attention, most cases do not require violent surgical intervention.
Two years ago, however, Nancy became ill with a post-surgical infection that caused her immense pain.
U.K. Courts Grant Mother Right to End Her 12-Year-Old Disabled Daughter’s Life | Elizabeth Picciuto | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTStrictures of the male urethra from chronic gonorrhoeal inflammation often require major surgical operations for relief.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyA—surgical operation is, he says, the only—only thing that can possibly save her life, and—he hopes it will.
Elsie's Vacation and After Events | Martha FinleyAt his death, Benson became the possessor of his few books, his few surgical instruments and some curious preparations.
Papers from Overlook-House | Casper AlmoreHe also wrote on diseases of the urinary organs, and on local nervous affections of a surgical character.
It was up to me to find the boss as quickly as I could and have the three-cornered surgical operation over with.
The Wreckers | Francis Lynde
British Dictionary definitions for surgical
/ (ˈsɜːdʒɪkəl) /
of, relating to, involving, or used in surgery
(of an action) performed with extreme precision: a surgical air attack on the missile complex
Derived forms of surgical
- surgically, adverb
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