surgeon
Americannoun
noun
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a medical practioner who specializes in surgery
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a medical officer in the Royal Navy
Etymology
Origin of surgeon
1250–1300; Middle English surgien < Anglo-French, alteration of Old French cirurgien chirurgeon
Example Sentences
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Her face and teeth were agony and she discovered later from a maxillofacial surgeon, that he had knocked her vagus nerve out of place.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
The surgeon who wants to perform the world’s first head transplant.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
"Once a person starts earning money, he becomes more sedentary here," says bariatric surgeon Sanjay Borude.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
The late Brad Warner, MD, a pediatric surgeon and researcher at WashU Medicine, focused much of his work on improving outcomes for children with short bowel syndrome.
From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026
He served as a surgeon during the Civil War and was an authority on gunshot wounds.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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