surgeon

[ sur-juh n ]

/ ˈsɜr dʒən /

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noun

a physician who specializes in surgery.

Nearby words

surge chamber, surge protector, surge tank, surge tide, surgent, surgeon, surgeon general, surgeon's knot, surgeoncy, surgeonfish, surgery

Origin of surgeon

1250–1300; Middle English surgien < Anglo-French, alteration of Old French cirurgien chirurgeon

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Examples from the Web for surgeon

“As far as we were aware, and as far as the surgeon was aware, the surgery was a go,” Shaheen sighs.
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Althea is now re-scheduled with her surgeon for this spring.
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My surgeon told me my bones were so soft he could barely install the screws.
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Strange was a surgeon who lost the use of his hands in an automobile accident.
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Remembering Koop brings us full circle to Obama and his surgeon general, a post that has gone unfilled for more than a year.
How Presidents Handle Pandemics|Eleanor Clift|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I hurried aft, and soon found the surgeon, who was in his dispensary.
The Cruise of the Dainty|William H. G. Kingston
Twice a week the ship's surgeon examined each man, to see that he was perfectly healthy.
At the Fall of Port Arthur|Edward Stratemeyer
His companions had long ago declared that he was cut out for a surgeon—or a butcher, like his father.
The Boys of Columbia High on the Gridiron|Graham B. Forbes
After a few bitter tears, which only pained his eyes the more, the poor boy submitted to the surgeon's orders.
Biographical Stories|Nathaniel Hawthorne
He was brought home carefully and slowly; no surgeon had been upon the spot, but one was called to him immediately.
Cecilia, Volume 1 (of 3)|Frances Burney

British Dictionary definitions for surgeon

surgeon

/ (ˈsɜːdʒən) /

noun

a medical practioner who specializes in surgery

a medical officer in the Royal Navy

Word Origin for surgeon

C14: from Anglo-Norman surgien, from Old French cirurgien; see surgery

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Word Origin and History for surgeon

surgeon

c.1300, from Anglo-French surgien (13c.), from Old French serurgien, cirurgien, from cirurgie "surgery," from Latin chirurgia, from Greek kheirourgia, from kheirourgos "working or done by hand," from kheir "hand" (see chiro-) + ergon "work" (see urge (v.)).

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