surgical
adjectivemasculinetécnico/siʁuɾˈʒiku/medium
ci·rur·gi·co
Definition
Relating to or used in surgery.
He needed surgical intervention to repair the artery.
The surgical team was on standby.
Common collocations
surgical proceduresurgical instrumentsurgical masksurgical precision
Idiomatic expressions
- with surgical precision
Etymology
Do latim 'chirurgicus', por sua vez do grego 'kheirourgikós' (relativo à cirurgia, de 'kheír' (mão) + 'érgon' (trabalho)).