The body

Synonyms for surgical

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 2, TreelineThe body

relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine

The nurse reviewed the surgical notes before the patient woke up.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

operative

Same sentence, swapped: The nurse reviewed the operative notes before the patient woke up.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for surgical as it is used in the sentence above.

medical
dental
clinical

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Closest first: other the body words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

regionnounareaa part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerveTreelineHas a reason line relieveverblightenalleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressiveTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line stiffnoun, adjectiveremainsthe dead body of a human beingTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line stretchverbextendextend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire bodyTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line easeverb, nouncomfortlessen pain or discomfortFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line exerciseverb, nounworkgive a workout toFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line exudeverboozerelease (a liquid) in drops or small quantitiesHigh Camp deadlyadjectivemortalcausing or capable of causing deathTreeline

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