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surgically
Surgically (adv) means By means of surgery, or with extreme precision. Example: “The growth was surgically removed.”
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By means of surgery, or with extreme precision.
"When HBO airs “Behind the Candelabra” on May 26, the world will get to see Matt Damon play Liberace’s drug-addled, surgically enhanced lover – a role about as far from Jason Bourne as it gets."
— Adam Markovitz, Matt Damon on (maybe) returning to ‘Bourne’ and playing Liberace’s lover (2013)
"The growth was surgically removed."
"The report dissected his arguments surgically."
"His cancer was treated surgically instead of with drugs or radiation."
"The cause of uroperitoneum often can be determined and the condition corrected surgically."
— Ueli Braun, Uroperitoneum in cattle: Ultrasonographic findings, diagnosis and treatment (2015)
How to use surgically
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDone through surgery, or done with very precise, careful control.
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What does “surgically” mean?
The word “surgically” means by means of surgery, or with extreme precision. In plain terms, done through surgery, or done with very precise, careful control.
How do you use “surgically” in a sentence?
Here is “surgically” used in a sentence: “The growth was surgically removed.”
What part of speech is “surgically”?
“Surgically” is an adverb.
What is the meaning of surgically?
"surgically" (adv) means by means of surgery, or with extreme precision.
