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The doctor performed a surgical procedure to remove the tumor.
Le médecin a effectué une intervention chirurgicale pour retirer la tumeur.
Relatif à la chirurgie ou aux opérations médicales.
Surgical instruments must be sterilized before each use.
Les instruments chirurgicaux doivent être stérilisés avant chaque utilisation.
She specialized in surgical oncology.
Elle s'est spécialisée en oncologie chirurgicale.
Often used in medical contexts to describe procedures, techniques, or tools.
Précis et méthodique, comme une intervention chirurgicale.
The company's restructuring was a surgical strike to cut costs.
La restructuration de l'entreprise a été une opération chirurgicale pour réduire les coûts.
Used metaphorically to describe actions that are highly targeted and efficient.
Pair 'surgical' with 'precision' or 'strike' to describe highly targeted actions, especially in military or medical contexts.
Use 'chirurgical' for medical contexts and 'précision chirurgicale' or 'opération chirurgicale' for figurative precision.
From Latin *chirurgicus*, from Greek *cheirourgikós* (χειρουργικός), meaning 'of surgery,' from *cheirourgós* (χειρουργός), combining *cheír* (hand) + *érgon* (work).
In French, 'chirurgical' is the direct equivalent, but 'surgical' is often retained in medical jargon for international contexts or technical texts.