apropos vs surgical

apropos

adj
  • Of an appropriate or pertinent nature. 

  • by the way, incidental 

adv
  • To the purpose; appropriately. 

  • By the way. 

  • Timely; at a good time. 

prep
  • Regarding or concerning. 

surgical

adj
  • Of, relating to, used in, or resulting from surgery. 

  • Precise or very accurate. 

  • Excruciatingly or wearyingly drawn-out 

How often have the words apropos and surgical occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )