surgically

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Letters: 10

Definition of surgically

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adv

(not-comparable)Relating to surgery; by means of surgery.

“His cancer was treated surgically instead of with drugs or radiation.”
“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.”
“The cause of uroperitoneum often can be determined and the condition corrected surgically.”

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-ōr Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Hellenic *wérgon Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon) Ancient Greek -ουργός (-ourgós) Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek χειρουργῐκός (kheirourgĭkós)bor. Late Latin chīrurgicus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin cirurgicālisder. Middle French cirurgicalbor. Middle English cirurgicalder. English surgical Proto-Indo-European *leyg- Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English surgically From surgical + -ly.

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