surg- root words — words with the surg- root

The root surg- comes from Greek cheirourgia, meaning handwork. 9 words in Dendril are built from it, including surgically, microsurgery, neurosurgery, cryosurgery, electrosurgery, microsurgical, nonsurgical, presurgical, radiosurgery. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the surg- root

Explore words with surg- — words containing the surg- root and sharing its sense of "handwork". Examples include surgically, microsurgery, neurosurgery, cryosurgery, electrosurgery, microsurgical, nonsurgical, presurgical, radiosurgery. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The surg- root means handwork, from Greek cheirourgia. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.