surgical

«surgical» in Mova's school dictionary: to do with surgery, the work of doctors who operate on… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective

meaning for a pupil

1) Surgical means to do with surgery, the work of doctors who operate on the body. tree →

2) Surgical means very exact and careful, as if done by a surgeon. tree →

sense in the lessons

In health and science it describes tools and clothing used in hospitals: surgical gloves, surgical masks, surgical instruments. In news, «surgical» can describe something done very precisely. Phrases: «surgical mask», «surgical gloves», «surgical procedure», «with surgical precision».

examples

• The nurse wore surgical gloves. tree →
• Surgical masks stop germs from spreading. tree →
• The doctor used a surgical knife called a scalpel. tree →
• Grandma needs a small surgical operation on her knee. tree →
• The tools were kept in a surgical tray. tree →
• She cut the paper shapes with surgical precision. tree →
• Surgical instruments must be very clean. tree →

note

Adverb: surgically. Noun: surgery; person: surgeon. Spelling ends in «-ical». «Surgical spirit» (UK) is a cleaning alcohol, not a drink.

In the corpora

• "Surgical strike" means a bombing that is claimed to hit only its target, though it often hits more.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «surgical» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.