Meanings
nounsurgical procedure (plural surgical procedures)
plural surgical procedures
- medicineA procedure in which one or more incisions are made into the body in order to repair damage or remove diseased tissue; an operation.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
Broader
medical procedure
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan intervenció quirúrgica, operació
- intervenció quirúrgicaprocedure
- operacióprocedure
French opération, opération chirurgicale
- opérationprocedure
- opération chirurgicaleprocedure
- intervention chirurgicaleprocedure
- interventionprocedure
- chirurgieprocedure
Greek εγχείρηση
- εγχείρηση (encheírisi)procedure
Spanish procedimiento quirúrgico
- procedimiento quirúrgicoprocedure
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APA
surgical procedure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surgical%20procedure
MLA
“surgical procedure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surgical%20procedure. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surgical procedure,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surgical%20procedure.
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