{
    "term": "surgical",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used in or connected with surgery",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "surgical procedures"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a surgical ward *(= for patients having operations)*"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Healthcare"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "very accurate",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They launched **surgical strikes** against enemy targets."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**surgical bombing**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The quarterback found the wide receiver with a pass of almost surgical precision."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɜːdʒɪkl/",
                "audio": "su/surgical/surgical__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɜːrdʒɪkl/",
                "audio": "su/surgical/surgical__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 18th cent. (earlier as chirurgical): from French cirurgical, from Old French sirurgie, based on Latin chirurgia, from Greek kheirourgia ‘handiwork, surgery’, from kheir ‘hand’ + ergon ‘work’."
}