Surgical vs Operative - What's the difference?
surgical | operative |
Of, relating to, used in, or resulting from surgery.
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Effectual or important.
Functional, in working order.
Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects.
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Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious.
Based upon, or consisting of, a surgical operation or operations.
An employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.
A spy, secret agent, or detective.
A participant of an operation.
As adjectives the difference between surgical and operative
is that surgical is of, relating to, used in, or resulting from surgery while operative is effectual or important.As a noun operative is
an employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.surgical
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Adjective
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Derived terms
* surgically * surgical gown * surgical procedure * surgical spiritoperative
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Adjective
(en adjective)- He's usually in a good mood — the operative word there being "usually". Today was a disaster.
- an operative motive
- It holds in all operative principles.
- an operative dose, rule, or penalty
- operative surgery