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surgically

American  
[sur-jik-lee] / ˈsɜr dʒɪk li /

adverb

  1. in a way that involves surgery as a form of medical treatment.

  2. in a way that resembles surgery in being extremely precise, incisive, or efficient.


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Egg freezing involves stimulating the ovaries with hormone injections before mature eggs are surgically retrieved and preserved for possible future use through in vitro fertilization.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

Skubal is a tremendous postseason pitcher, with a 2.04 ERA in six starts, but will his surgically repaired left elbow survive through his third postseason?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2026

The surgery has long been based on the idea that knee pain, especially on the inner side, is caused by a meniscus tear that can be fixed surgically.

From Science Daily May 6, 2026

Then again, Dossett, who was dying of cancer, also had a morphine pump surgically implanted in his chest.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

There’s a tear in it, and we need to surgically remove it before infection sets in.

From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander

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