significant vs surgical

significant

adj
  • Reasonably large in number or amount. 

  • Having a low probability of occurring by chance (for example, having high correlation and thus likely to be related). 

  • Having a covert or hidden meaning. 

  • Having a noticeable or major effect. 

  • Signifying something; carrying meaning. 

noun
  • That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol. 

surgical

adj
  • Precise or very accurate. 

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

  • Excruciatingly or wearyingly drawn-out 

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