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Surgical
Of or pertaining to surgeons or surgery; done by means of surgery; used in surgery; as, a surgical operation; surgical instruments.
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Similar meaning 2
In exact or careful conformity to truth, or to some standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact;…
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In exact or careful conformity to truth, or to some standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact;…
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The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
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The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
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The art of healing by manual operation; that branch of medical science which treats of manual operations for the healing of diseases or injuries of t…
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The art of healing by manual operation; that branch of medical science which treats of manual operations for the healing of diseases or injuries of t…
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The art of healing by manual operation; that branch of medical science which treats of manual operations for the healing of diseases or injuries of t…
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Synonym 1
Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects; as, an operative motive.
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68% interchangeable
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