About The Word Surgeon

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Surgeon

Surgeon Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Surgeon?
[n] a physician who specializes in surgery
Synonyms | Synonyms for Surgeon: operating surgeon | sawbones Related Terms | Find terms related to Surgeon: See Also | Alexis Carrel | amputator | Baron Lister | Beaumont | brain surgeon | Carrel | cosmetic surgeon | Cowper | De Bakey | doc | doctor | Dr. | Gorgas | James Parkinson | Joseph Lister | Lister | MD | medico | Michael Ellis De Bakey | neurosurgeon | Parkinson | physician | plastic surgeon | Reed | Walter Reed | William Beaumont | William Cowper | William Crawford Gorgas Surgeon In Webster's Dictionary \Sur"geon\, n. [OE. surgien, OF. surgien, contr. fr.
chirurgien. See {Chirurgeon}.]
1. One whose profession or occupation is to cure diseases or
injuries of the body by manual operation; one whose
occupation is to cure local injuries or disorders (such as
wounds, dislocations, tumors, etc.), whether by manual
operation, or by medication and constitutional treatment.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of ch[ae]todont
fishes of the family {Teuthid[ae]}, or {Acanthurid[ae]},
which have one or two sharp lancelike spines on each side
of the base of the tail. Called also {surgeon fish},
{doctor fish}, {lancet fish}, and {sea surgeon}.
{Surgeon apothecary}, one who unites the practice of surgery
with that of the apothecary. --Dunglison.
{Surgeon dentist}, a dental surgeon; a dentist.
{Surgeon fish}. See def. 2, above.
{Surgeon general}.
(a) In the United States army, the chief of the medical
department.
(b) In the British army, a surgeon ranking next below the
chief of the medical department.
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