flight surgeon

American  

noun

1. a medical officer in the U.S. Air Force who is trained in aviation medicine.

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flight surgeon British  

noun

1. a medical officer specializing in aviation medicine in the US and certain other air forces

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Etymology

Origin of flight surgeon

First recorded in 1920–25

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Example Sentences

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flight surgeon

ESA flight surgeon Maybritt Kuypers is monitoring him.

From BBC ● May 8, 2024

Kermit Jones, the Democrat, is a former Navy flight surgeon who campaigned on a federal fire insurance plan in a region that has been devastated by wildfires made worse by climate change.

From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2022

After the Sept. 11 attacks, he joined the Navy as a flight surgeon for a Marine helicopter squadron in Iraq.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2022

Assigned as Crew 4 commander is Dr. Kjell Lindgren, 49, a board-certified emergency medicine physician and one-time flight surgeon making his second trip to the ISS, where he logged 141 days in orbit in 2015.

From Reuters ● Apr. 26, 2022

Doc Daneeka had been drafted and shipped to Pianosa as a flight surgeon, even though he was terrified of flying.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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