surgeon

[sur-juhn]

noun

1. a physician who specializes in surgery.

surgeon

/ ˈsɜːdʒən /

noun

1. a medical practioner who specializes in surgery

2. a medical officer in the Royal Navy

Word History and Origins

Origin of surgeon¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of surgeon¹

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

Example Sentences

Another explorer, Martin Nweeia, a dental surgeon, discovered that a narwhal’s tusk, whose purpose was a mystery to scientists, is actually a sensory rod that helps it measure salinity, temperature and water pressure.

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Missy drove Berard to the team dentist in White Plains, who referred them to the oral surgeon.

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She works as a plastic surgeon in Manchester and is one of the only people we spoke to who believes the current system is working.

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There are reports Al-Shamie used to work as a tutor teaching English and computer programming and his father is a surgeon.

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Senior surgeon Prof Mark Taylor was appointed as the Clinical Director for Elective Care in July as lists have reached an all-time high.

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