pivotal vs surgical

pivotal

adj
  • Of, relating to, or being a pivot. 

  • Being of crucial importance; central, key. 

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 pivotal and surgical occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )