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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Surgical \Sur"gi*cal\ (s[^u]r"j[i^]*kal), adjective Of or pertaining to surgeons or surgery; done by means of surgery; used in surgery; as, a surgical operation; surgical instruments.
{Surgical fever}. (Med.) (a) Py[ae]mia. (b) Traumatic fever, or the fever accompanying inflammation.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
surgical
adjective
1: of or relating to or involving or used in surgery; "surgical instruments"; "surgical intervention" [ant: {nonsurgical}]
2: relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine; "a surgical appendix"; "a surgical procedure"; "operative dentistry" [syn: {operative}] [ant: {medical}]
3: performed with great precision; "a surgical air strike"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "surgical": allopathic, chiropodic, chiropractic, clinical, dental, exodontic, homeopathic, hydropathic, iatric, medical, naturopathic, neurological, obstetric, orthodontic, orthopedic, osteopathic, pediatric, periodontic, prosthodontic
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