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View synonyms for surgeon

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of surgeon1

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

Origin of surgeon1

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

That is Diane Simeone, a pancreatic-cancer surgeon who also runs a research lab at NYU-Langone in New York.

In yet others, it wore either the type of mask worn by surgeons or a more protective N95 mask.

Of course, surgeons like Hagler have specific training and experience that guide them, as all these people with extreme jobs do.

“But if he has to show his face, he would be much younger, and I would probably need a good plastic surgeon!”

If you’re a surgeon and you botched the surgery or if you’re a physician who prescribes the wrong medication, there is no amount of compassion that’s going to undo that.

“As far as we were aware, and as far as the surgeon was aware, the surgery was a go,” Shaheen sighs.

Althea is now re-scheduled with her surgeon for this spring.

The new surgeon general certainly has his work cut out for him.

My surgeon told me my bones were so soft he could barely install the screws.

Strange was a surgeon who lost the use of his hands in an automobile accident.

One party shall provide a surgeon, the other a pair of ordinary cavalry sabres.

He said he didn't want his family fidgeting him, and the surgeon said he would be all right in a few days.

They were followed by a little dried-up Italian army surgeon, who carried under his arm an ominous-looking black case.

Walking forth, he strolled down the road towards Calne, intending to ask a question or two of the surgeon.

"Only cut deep enough to make it bleed freely," said the surgeon, as he dressed Harry's arm.

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