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

He was a respected surgeon, and why would anyone lie about such a thing?

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In one note, he envisaged the aftermath of a public hanging, with "surgeons fighting over corpses".

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He was treated for suspected sepsis before he was told by surgeons that he should have his legs amputated and he was operated on.

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A retired surgeon has said there was a "toxic and unnerving" environment within the Belfast Health Trust intensified by "secret files" being kept on staff.

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Ms Schmitt of the University of California says that at the most basic level, bodies are used to teach doctors, or for surgeons to practise complicated operations.

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