surgical fever

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Surgical \Sur"gi*cal\ (s[^u]r"j[i^]*kal), a.
   Of or pertaining to surgeons or surgery; done by means of
   surgery; used in surgery; as, a surgical operation; surgical
   instruments.
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   {Surgical fever}. (Med.)
   (a) Pyaemia.
   (b) Traumatic fever, or the fever accompanying inflammation.
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