chirurgeon
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of chirurgeon
1250–1300; < Latin chīrūr ( gus ) (< Greek cheirourgós hand-worker, surgeon; see chiro-, demiurge) + (sur)geon; replacing Middle English cirurgian < Old French cirurgien; surgeon
Example Sentences
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But in the current American Journal of Surgery, two Cleveland doctors recommend a bloodletting technique so radical and daring that an oldtime chirurgeon would have paled at the thought of it.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I will leave it with you, at all events,” rejoined the chirurgeon, setting down the phial.
From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by William Harrison Ainsworth
Connecting his sudden seizure with the visit of Lord Mounteagle, an idea of the truth flashed upon him, and he mentioned his suspicions to the chirurgeon, charging Jasper Ipgreve with being accessory to the deed.
From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by William Harrison Ainsworth
The chirurgeon bathed his temples with vinegar, and his limbs being chafed by the officials, he was placed on a bench.
From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by William Harrison Ainsworth
Thomas was the forester of Newbattle Park, Gavin was a baker, John a maltman, Francis a chirurgeon, and “Schir William” a priest.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
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