: a medical specialist who practices surgery : a physician trained and qualified to perform surgical procedures
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Our group of injury epidemiologists and trauma surgeons did just that.
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The Conversation, oregonlive, 30 Mar. 2023
So, take a bow, dentist and mechanical engineer Roy Vegter, endodontist Erick Y. Sato, dental technician Charles Wheeler and oral surgeons Fred Hammond and Tim Smith.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2023
As a matter of fact, walking around with wet feet can lead to health issues like cellulitis, a bacterial skin infection that can enter through a crack or break in your skin, according to Suzanne Levine, a Podiatric foot surgeon and author.
—Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2023
The episode sees the return of recurring star Kate Walsh’s Dr. Addison Montgomery, renowned OB/GYN and neonatal surgeon, to Grey Sloan Memorial to pick up on a post-Roe v. Wade arc that began last November.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Mar. 2023
The initial recovery timeframe was eight months, according to Quinerly’s surgeon Dr. Lyle Cain, a member of Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopedic in Birmingham.
—Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 17 Mar. 2023
Senior product analyst Emma Seymour spoke with foot and ankle surgeon A. Holly Johnson, M.D., who practices at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, about walking shoes and what to look for.
—Good Housekeeping, 15 Mar. 2023
However, loose ends abound for Joo Yeo-jeong (Lee Do-hyun), Dong-eun’s plastic-surgeon boyfriend, who is still looking to make his father’s murderer suffer for the torment he’s caused.
—Kayti Burt, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2023
The second part is told by Lena, a young surgeon and good friend of Magos who, for a time, was in love with her.
—Gabino Iglesias, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English surgien, from Anglo-French, alteration of cirurgien, from cirurgerie surgery
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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Not to be confused with sturgeon.
Surgeons performing operations
In modern medicine, a surgeon is a medical doctor who performs surgery. Although there are different traditions in different times and places, a modern surgeon is also a licensed physician or received the same medical training as physicians before specializing in surgery. There are also surgeons in podiatry, dentistry, and veterinary medicine. It is estimated that surgeons perform over 300 million surgical procedures globally each year.[1][2]
History[edit]
The first person to document a surgery was the 6th century BC Indian physician-surgeon, Sushruta. He specialized in cosmetic plastic surgery and even documented an open rhinoplasty procedure.[3] His magnum opus Suśruta-saṃhitā is one of the most important surviving ancient treatises on medicine and is considered a foundational text of both Ayurveda and surgery. The treatise addresses all aspects of general medicine, but the translator G. D. Singhal dubbed Sushruta «the father of surgical intervention» on account of the extraordinarily accurate and detailed accounts of surgery to be found in the work.[4]
After the eventual decline of the Sushruta School of Medicine in India, surgery was largely ignored until the Islamic Golden Age surgeon Al-Zahrawi (936–1013) re-established surgery as an effective medical practice. He is considered the greatest medieval surgeon to have appeared from the Islamic World, and has also been described as the father of surgery.[5] His greatest contribution to medicine is the Kitab al-Tasrif, a thirty-volume encyclopedia of medical practices.[6] He was the first physician to describe an ectopic pregnancy, and the first physician to identify the hereditary nature of haemophilia.[7]
His pioneering contributions to the field of surgical procedures and instruments had an enormous impact on surgery but it was not until the 18th century that surgery emerged as a distinct medical discipline in England.[7]
In Europe, surgery was mostly associated with barber-surgeons who also used their hair-cutting tools to undertake surgical procedures, often at the battlefield and also for their employers.[8] With advances in medicine and physiology, the professions of barbers and surgeons diverged; by the 19th century barber-surgeons had virtually disappeared, and surgeons were almost invariably qualified doctors who had specialized in surgery. Surgeon continued, however, to be used as the title for military medical officers until the end of the 19th century, and the title of Surgeon General continues to exist for both senior military medical officers and senior government public health officers.
Titles in the Commonwealth[edit]
In 1950, the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS) in London began to offer surgeons a formal status via RCS membership. The title Mister became a badge of honour, and today, in many Commonwealth countries, a qualified doctor who, after at least four years’ training, obtains a surgical qualification (formerly Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, but now also Member of the Royal College of Surgeons or a number of other diplomas) is given the honour of being allowed to revert to calling themselves Mr, Miss, Mrs or Ms in the course of their professional practice, but this time the meaning is different. It is sometimes assumed that the change of title implies consultant status (and some mistakenly think non-surgical consultants are Mr too), but the length of postgraduate medical training outside North America is such that a qualified surgeon may be years away from obtaining such a post: many doctors previously obtained these qualifications in the senior house officer grade, and remained in that grade when they began sub-specialty training. The distinction of Mr (etc.) is also used by surgeons in the Republic of Ireland, some states of Australia, Barbados, New Zealand, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and some other Commonwealth countries.[9] In August 2021, the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons announced that it was advocating for this practice to be phased out and began encouraging the use of the gender neutral title Dr or appropriate academic titles such as Professor.[10]
Military titles[edit]
In many English-speaking countries the military title of surgeon is applied to any medical practitioner, due to the historical evolution of the term. The US Army Medical Corps retains various surgeon United States military occupation codes in the ranks of officer pay grades, for military personnel dedicated to performing surgery on wounded soldiers.
Specialties[edit]
- Cardiac surgery (in the United States considered part of cardiothoracic surgery)
- Colon and rectal surgery
- Craniofacial surgery
- Dental surgery
- Endocrine surgery
- General surgery
- Neurological surgery
- Obstetrics and gynaecology
- Ophthalmology
- Oral and maxillofacial surgery
- Orthopedic surgery
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Pediatric surgery
- Plastic surgery
- Podiatric surgery
- Surgical oncology
- Thoracic surgery (in the United States considered part of cardiothoracic surgery)
- Transplant surgery
- Trauma surgery
- Upper gastrointestinal surgery
- Urology
- Vascular surgery
Some physicians who are general practitioners or specialists in family medicine or emergency medicine may perform limited ranges of minor, common, or emergency surgery. Anesthesia often accompanies surgery, and anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists may oversee this aspect of surgery. Surgeon’s assistant, surgical nurses, surgical technologists are trained professionals who support surgeons.
In the United States, the Department of Labor description of a surgeon is «a physician who treats diseases, injuries, and deformities by invasive, minimally-invasive, or non-invasive surgical methods, such as using instruments, appliances, or by manual manipulation».[11]
Pioneer surgeons[edit]
- Christiaan Barnard (cardiac surgery, first heart transplantation)
- Alfred Blalock (first modern day successful open heart surgery in 1944)
- Nina Starr Braunwald (First female cardiac surgeon)
- Dorothy-Laviania Brown (First female African-American surgeon)
- Victor Chang Australian pioneer of heart transplantation
- Harvey Cushing (pioneer, and often considered the father of, modern neurosurgery)
- Eleanor Davies-Colley (surgeon and founder of the South London Hospital for Women and Children)
- Michael DeBakey (educator and innovator in the field of cardiac surgery)
- René Favaloro (first surgeon to perform bypass surgery)
- Svyatoslav Fyodorov (creator of radial keratotomy)
- Harold Gillies (pioneer of plastic surgery)
- Jesse Gray (First female chief of surgery at Hopkinz Hospital)
- William Stewart Halsted (initiated surgical residency training in U.S., pioneer in many fields)
- Michael R. Harrison (pioneer of fetal surgery)
- Sir Victor Horsley (neurosurgery)
- John Hunter (Scottish, viewed as the father of modern surgery, performed hundreds of dissections, served as the model for Dr. Jekyll.)
- Gavriil Ilizarov, inventor of the Ilizarov apparatus for lengthening limb bones and for the method of surgery named after him, the Ilizarov surgery
- Charles Kelman (Invented phacoemulsification, the technique of modern cataract surgery)
- Lars Leksell (neurosurgery, inventor of radiosurgery)
- C. Walton Lillehei (labeled «Father of modern day open heart surgery»)
- Joseph Lister (discoverer of surgical sepsis, Listerine named in his honour)
- B. K. Misra – first neurosurgeon in the world to perform image-guided surgery for aneurysms, first in South Asia to perform stereotactic radiosurgery, first in India to perform awake craniotomy and laparoscopic spine surgery.[12]
- Ioannis Pallikaris (Greek surgeon. Performed the first LASIK procedure on a human eye.[13] Developed Epi-LASIK.[14])
- Fidel Pagés (pioneer of epidural anesthesia)
- Wilder Penfield (neurosurgery)
- Gholam A. Peyman (inventor of LASIK,[15])
- Nikolay Pirogov (the founder of field surgery)
- Jennie Simile Robertson (first female surgeon in Canada)
- Valery Shumakov (pioneer of artificial organs implantation)
- Maria Siemionow (pioneer of near-total face transplant surgery)
- Sushruta (the first to document an operation of open rhinoplasty[3])
- Paul Tessier (French surgeon in Craniofacial surgery)
- Mary Edwards Walker (first female surgeon in the United States)
- Gazi Yasargil (Turkish neurosurgeon, founder of microneurosurgery)
- al-Zahrawi, regarded as one of the greatest medieval surgeons and a father of surgery.[16]
Organizations and fellowships[edit]
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- ACFAS
- FACS
- FRACDS
- FRACS
- FRCS
- FRCS (Canada)
- FRCS (Edinburgh)
- FRCSI (Ireland)
- MRCS
References[edit]
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I grew up, as many Indians do, in an archipelago of tongues. My maternal grandfather, who was a surgeon in the city of Madras, was fluent in at least four languages and used each of them daily.
Aravind Adiga
ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SURGEON
From Anglo-Norman surgien, from Old French cirurgien.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
PRONUNCIATION OF SURGEON
GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SURGEON
Surgeon is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.
WHAT DOES SURGEON MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Surgeon
In medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether that of a human or other animal, for a specific reason such as the removal of diseased tissue or to repair a tear or breakage. Surgeons may be physicians, dentists, podiatrists, or veterinarians. In the U.S., surgeons train for longer than other specialists; only after 9 years of training do they qualify. These years include 4 years of medical school and a minimum of 5 years of residency.
Definition of surgeon in the English dictionary
The definition of surgeon in the dictionary is a medical practioner who specializes in surgery. Other definition of surgeon is a medical officer in the Royal Navy.
WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SURGEON
Synonyms and antonyms of surgeon in the English dictionary of synonyms
Translation of «surgeon» into 25 languages
TRANSLATION OF SURGEON
Find out the translation of surgeon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of surgeon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «surgeon» in English.
Translator English — Chinese
外科医生
1,325 millions of speakers
Translator English — Spanish
cirujano
570 millions of speakers
English
surgeon
510 millions of speakers
Translator English — Hindi
सर्जन
380 millions of speakers
Translator English — Arabic
جَرَّاح
280 millions of speakers
Translator English — Russian
хирург
278 millions of speakers
Translator English — Portuguese
cirurgião
270 millions of speakers
Translator English — Bengali
সার্জন
260 millions of speakers
Translator English — French
chirurgien
220 millions of speakers
Translator English — Malay
Pakar bedah
190 millions of speakers
Translator English — German
Chirurg
180 millions of speakers
Translator English — Japanese
外科医
130 millions of speakers
Translator English — Korean
외과의사
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Javanese
Bedah
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Vietnamese
bác sĩ phẫu thuật
80 millions of speakers
Translator English — Tamil
அறுவை
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Marathi
सर्जन
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Turkish
Cerrah
70 millions of speakers
Translator English — Italian
chirurgo
65 millions of speakers
Translator English — Polish
chirurg
50 millions of speakers
Translator English — Ukrainian
хірург
40 millions of speakers
Translator English — Romanian
chirurg
30 millions of speakers
Translator English — Greek
χειρουργός
15 millions of speakers
Translator English — Afrikaans
chirurg
14 millions of speakers
Translator English — Swedish
kirurg
10 millions of speakers
Translator English — Norwegian
kirurg
5 millions of speakers
Trends of use of surgeon
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SURGEON»
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SURGEON» OVER TIME
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about surgeon
10 QUOTES WITH «SURGEON»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word surgeon.
I was very fortunate to grow up with parents who love to travel, so I traveled from a young age. My dad’s a heart surgeon and goes to conferences all over the world. By the time I was seven, I traveled outside the country for the first time. We went to Paris. The next year, we went to London, and then Brussels.
I grew up, as many Indians do, in an archipelago of tongues. My maternal grandfather, who was a surgeon in the city of Madras, was fluent in at least four languages and used each of them daily.
I’d love to go to art school. I’d love to learn how to draw. I’d love to be fluent in Spanish. I’d like to be a brain surgeon.
On Saturday, I was a surgeon in South Africa, very little known. On Monday, I was world renowned.
For people who don’t know me, I practiced medicine in Casper, Wyoming for 25 years as an orthopedic surgeon, taking care of families in Wyoming. I’ve been chief of staff of the largest hospital in our state. My wife is a breast cancer survivor.
With a novelist, like a surgeon, you have to get a feeling that you’ve fallen into good hands — someone from whom you can accept the anesthetic with confidence.
As a kid, I liked making up stories, and I wrote a story about a kangaroo and a bat with Christy Chang, and she went on to become a surgeon.
At 10, I was intrigued by surgery, I wanted to be a surgeon for a long time. I love doctor shows and surgery shows. Blood is not an issue for me. I even took pictures once of me getting my blood taken.
C. Everett ‘Chic’ Koop became U.S. surgeon General under President Reagan. He was a world renowned pediatric surgeon who had a tumultuous Senate confirmation process due to partisanship. Chic took office in January 1982, a time of ‘tobacco wars’ and a new and evolving terrifying disease that we ultimately came to know as AIDS.
In honor of surgeon General Koop’s legacy, we should ensure that the position of surgeon general is protected from political interference, funded appropriately and nominated from the ranks of career public health professionals who merit consideration, as is done in the other uniformed services.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SURGEON»
Discover the use of surgeon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to surgeon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Complications: A Surgeon‘s Notes on an Imperfect Science
This is a stunningly well-written account of the life of a surgeon: what it is like to cut into people’s bodies and the terrifying — literally life and death — decisions that have to be made.There are accounts of operations that go wrong; …
2
So You Want to be a Brain Surgeon?
The new edition of So you want to be a brain surgeon? continues to provide a fun yet informative guide for all medical students and for all those considering a medical degree.
Simon Eccles, Stephan Sanders, 2009
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The Surgeon (with Bonus Content): A Rizzoli & Isles Novel
BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Tess Gerritsen’s Last to Die. “[A] top-grade thriller . . . Sharp characters stitch your eye to the page.
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Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General
A landmark review of the research on physical activity & health — the most comprehensive ever.
5
Cutting Remarks: Insights and Recollections of a Surgeon
«A prominent surgeon’s reflections on his medical training and profession, a nuanced, behind-the scenes picture of modern medicine and how doctors relate to both their peers and their patients.
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Brain Surgeon: A Doctor’s Inspiring Encounters with …
He is that guy. This book is about the heroic patients he has already helped and saved. If you want a rare, behind-the-curtain look at the life of one of the most pre-eminent neurosurgeons in the world, pick up Brain Surgeon.
Keith Black, Arnold Mann, 2009
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Confessions of a Surgeon: The Good, the Bad, and the …
In Confessions of a Surgeon, he pushes open the doors of the O.R. and reveals the inscrutable place where lives are improved, saved, and sometimes lost.
Paul A. Ruggieri M.D., 2012
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Becoming Dr. Q: My Journey from Migrant Farm Worker to Brain …
Chronicles the life of Dr. Q, former poor migrant worker who is now an internationally renowned neurosurgeon and neuroscientist who leads cutting-edge research to cure brain cancer.
Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, 2011
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Making the Cut: A Surgeon‘s Stories of Life on the Edge: …
The mother of a leukemia-ridden child is driven to desperation In this compelling and beautifully written impressionistic memoir, Mohamed Khadra recounts stories from his life as a surgeon, from the gruelling years of training to the …
10
Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner, and a Gentlemen Solved the …
Traces the discovery of the cure for scurvy by three determined individuals, including a navy surgeon, a sea captain, and a charismatic gentleman, tracing the recorded history of the disease while discussing the factors that challenged the …
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SURGEON»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term surgeon is used in the context of the following news items.
Surgeon Scorecard
Guided by experts, ProPublica calculated death and complication rates for surgeons performing one of eight elective procedures in Medicare, carefully adjusting … «ProPublica, Jul 15»
Ayr Hospital surgeon ‘used rusty hacksaw to amputate patient’s leg’
An investigation is under way at a Scottish hospital after a surgeon allegedly used a ‘rusty hacksaw’ to amputate a patient’s leg. The NHS probe follows concerns … «Daily Mail, May 15»
Surgeon general says e-cigarette safety needs «clarity»
The U.S. surgeon general says officials are «in desperate need of clarity» on electronic cigarettes to help guide public health policies. Dr. Vivek Murthy, the … «CBS News, Jan 15»
Boston mourns surgeon killed by son of deceased patient
The emblem flag at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital was lowered to half staff Wednesday as the hospital and city mourned the brutal murder of heart … «USA TODAY, Jan 15»
Senate confirms new surgeon general
The Senate confirmed Vivek Murthy as surgeon general on Monday night as Democrats — in the final days of their majority control of the chamber — overcame … «CNN, Dec 14»
Nebraska hospital: Surgeon with Ebola has died
OMAHA, Neb. • A surgeon who contracted Ebola in his native Sierra Leone died Monday while being treated in a biocontainment unit at a Nebraska hospital, the … «STLtoday.com, Nov 14»
Ebola-Stricken Surgeon Dr. Martin Salia Arrives in US
A critically ill surgeon diagnosed with Ebola in Sierra Leone — and who was called a «hero» by his son — arrived at an Omaha airfield Saturday afternoon and … «NBCNews.com, Nov 14»
Dr. Jesse Steinfeld dies at 87; fought tobacco use as surgeon general
Three U.S. surgeons general have played the biggest roles in alerting the public to the dangers of tobacco. In 1964, Dr. Luther Terry issued the first Surgeon … «Los Angeles Times, Aug 14»
Surgeon general issues skin cancer warning
On Tuesday, the United States surgeon general issued a call to action to prevent the disease, calling it a major public health problem that requires immediate … «CNN, Jul 14»
Senate Balks at Obama Pick for Surgeon General
WASHINGTON — Facing a possible defeat in the Senate, the White House is considering delaying a vote on President Obama’s choice for surgeon general or … «New York Times, Mar 14»
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Meaning Surgeon
What does Surgeon mean? Here you find 16 meanings of the word Surgeon. You can also add a definition of Surgeon yourself
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0 A physician who treats disease, injury, or deformity via operative or manual methods to physically change body tissues. The definition of surgeon has begun to blur in recent years as surgeons have begun to minimize the cutting, employing new technologies that are minimally invasive (such as using scopes and lasers). In England, a surgeon was once a [..]
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0 SurgeonA doctor who removes or repairs a part of the body by operating on the patient.
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0 Surgeonc. 1300, sorgien, cirurgian «person who heals by manual operation on the patient,» from Anglo-French surgien (13c.), from Old French surgien, cirurgien (13c.), from cirurgie «surgery,&q [..]
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0 SurgeonPhysician who performs any surgery, including surgical biopsies and other procedures related to breast cancer.
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0 Surgeona physician who specializes in surgery In medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human o [..]
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0 SurgeonA doctor in the British army or navy.
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0 SurgeonTo dream of a surgeon, denotes you are threatened by enemies who are close to you in business. For a young woman, this dream promises a serious illness from which she will experience great inconvenience.
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0 Surgeon(n) a physician who specializes in surgery
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0 SurgeonPhysician who specializes in surgery.
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0 Surgeonmedical man who treated broken bones and other types of external injuries although sometimes pressed into the service of bloodletting or delivering children. Of lower social status than a physician.
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0 SurgeonIn the late Middle Ages barbers who also let Blood, sold Unguents, pulled Teeth, applied cups, and gave Enemas. They generally had the right to practice Surgery. They began to acquire importance about [..]
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0 SurgeonA member of the medical detachment aboard a ship. Generally, he was prevented from involvement in conflicts, instead serving within the hold to help treat those injured.
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0 SurgeonA doctor who removes or repairs a part of the body by operating on the patient.
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0 SurgeonA doctor who removes or repairs a part of the body by operating on the patient.
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0 SurgeonOne who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals. »The surgeon refused to operate because the patient was her son.» A surgeonfish.
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0 SurgeonA doctor who removes or repairs a part of the body by operating on the patient.
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sur·geon
(sûr′jən)
n.
A physician specializing in surgery.
[Middle English surgien, from Anglo-Norman, short for Old French cirurgien, from cirurgie, surgery; see surgery.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
surgeon
(ˈsɜːdʒən)
n
1. (Surgery) a medical practitioner who specializes in surgery
2. (Medicine) a medical officer in the Royal Navy
3. (Military) a medical officer in the Royal Navy
[C14: from Anglo-Norman surgien, from Old French cirurgien; see surgery]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
sur•geon
(ˈsɜr dʒən)
n.
a physician who specializes in surgery.
[1250–1300; Middle English surgien < Anglo-French; Old French cirurgien= cirurgi(e) surgery + -en -an1]
Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Translations
جَرّاحجَرَّاحكَبير الأطِبّاء في الجَيْش
chirurgvojenský lékař
kirurgmilitærlæge
kirurg
kirurgi
kirurg
sebészhajóorvoskatonaorvos
herlæknirskurðlæknirskurîlæknir
外科医執刀医
외과의사
chirurgaschirurgijachirurginischirurgiškaigydytojo kabinetas
kara ārstsķirurgs
chirurgvojenský lekár
kirurg
kirurg
แพทย์ผ่าตัด
bác sĩ phẫu thuật
surgeon
[ˈsɜːdʒən]
B. CPD Surgeon General N (US) jefe del servicio federal de sanidad
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surgeon
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surgeon
(ˈsəːdʒən) noun
1. a doctor who treats injuries or diseases by operations in which the body sometimes has to be cut open, eg to remove a diseased part.
2. a doctor in the army or navy.
surgery (ˈsəːdʒəri) – plural ˈsurgeries
–
1. the practice or art of a surgeon. to specialize in surgery.
2. a doctor’s or dentist’s room in which he examines patients.
surgical (ˈsəːdʒikəl) adjective
of, or by means of, surgery. surgical instruments; He is in need of surgical treatment.
ˈsurgically adverb
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surgeon
→ جَرَّاح chirurg kirurg Chirurg χειρουργός cirujano kirurgi chirurgien kirurg chirurgo 外科医 외과의사 chirurg kirurg chirurg cirurgião хирург kirurg แพทย์ผ่าตัด cerrah bác sĩ phẫu thuật 外科医生
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surgeon
n cirujano -na mf; general — cirujano general; oral — cirujano oral or bucal; orthopedic— cirujano ortopédico, cirujano de los huesos (fam); thoracic — cirujano torácico; vascular — cirujano vascular
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