English Explanatory Dictionary

surgical

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, relating to, used in, or resulting from surgery.
  2. Precise or very accurate.
  3. Excruciatingly or wearyingly drawn-out.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɜːd͡ʒɪkəl/ /ˈsɝd͡ʒɪkəl/ en-us-surgical.ogg

Word forms

surgical more surgical most surgical

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-ōr Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Hellenic *wérgon Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon) Ancient Greek -ουργός (-ourgós) Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek χειρουργῐκός (kheirourgĭkós)bor. Late Latin chīrurgicus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin cirurgicālisder. Middle French cirurgicalbor. Middle English cirurgicalder. English surgical From Middle English cirurgical, borrowed from Middle French cirurgical, from Medieval Latin cirurgicālis, ultimately from Ancient Greek χειρουργία (kheirourgía), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”). Replaced Old English Old English læċe (“doctor, physician”). By surface analysis, surgery + -ical.

Derived words

anatomicosurgical antisurgical cardiosurgical chemosurgical cosmetic surgical craniosurgical cryosurgical cybersurgical dermasurgical electrosurgical extrasurgical immunosurgical intrasurgical liposurgical medicosurgical microsurgical nanosurgical neurosurgical nonsurgical non-surgical oncosurgical otosurgical perisurgical phonosurgical piezosurgical polysurgical postsurgical pre-surgical presurgical proctosurgical psychosurgical radiosurgical rhinosurgical surgical abdomen surgical glove surgical gown surgicalist surgically surgical mask surgical procedure surgical spirit surgical stocking surgical strike surgical tape surgical technologist surgicenter telesurgical unsurgical viscosurgical
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