intrasurgical

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adjective

Happening during the surgery.

OriginEnglish surgical ← Middle English cirurgical ← Middle French cirurgica →
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Meanings

adjectiveintrasurgical (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineHappening during the surgery.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
  3. Latin*interus
  4. Latinintrā
  5. Englishintra-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰésōr
  8. Proto-Hellenic*kʰéhər
  9. Ancient Greekχείρ (kheír)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*worǵós
  12. Proto-Hellenic*worgós
  13. Ancient Greekχειρουργός (kheirourgós)
  14. Ancient Greekχειρουργῐκός (kheirourgĭkós)
  15. Late Latinchīrurgicus
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Medieval Latincirurgicālis
  19. Middle Frenchcirurgica
  20. Middle Englishcirurgical
  21. Englishsurgical
  22. Englishintrasurgical

From intra- + surgical.

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APA

intrasurgical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intrasurgical

MLA

“intrasurgical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intrasurgical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intrasurgical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intrasurgical.

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