surgically

«surgically» in Mova's school dictionary: by an operation done by a surgeon: «The tumour was… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (surgically)

meaning for a pupil

1) Surgically means by an operation done by a surgeon: «The tumour was surgically removed». tree →

2) Surgically can mean very precisely and carefully, like a surgeon: «surgically precise». tree →

sense in the lessons

In health and science lessons, «surgically» describes operations in hospital, such as removing tonsils or an appendix. In news and sport, it means extremely precise. Phrases: «surgically removed», «surgically repaired», «surgical precision».

examples

• The doctor surgically removed her appendix. tree →
• His broken knee was surgically repaired. tree →
• The vet surgically removed a sock from the dog's stomach. tree →
• The pass was surgically accurate. tree →
• Some problems can be treated with medicine instead of surgically. tree →
• The splinter was too deep, so it was removed surgically. tree →

note

From «surgical» + -ly. Related: «surgery», «surgeon». In the UK, «surgery» also means a doctor's or dentist's office.

Trees and pragmatics

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