Standard Lemma guide

surgically

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

adv

Meaning 1

Relating to surgery; by means of surgery.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • His cancer was treated surgically instead of with drugs or radiation.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a surgical manner; by means of surgery

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • surgically removed

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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 Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) 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-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English surgically From surgical + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: quirúrgicament — relating surgery
  • French: chirurgicalement — relating surgery
  • German: chirurgisch — relating surgery
  • Italian: chirurgicamente — relating surgery
  • Polish: chirurgicznie — relating surgery
  • Portuguese: cirurgicamente — relating surgery
  • Spanish: quirúrgicamente — relating surgery