surgeon

sur·geon

noun \ˈsər-jən\

: a doctor who performs operations that involve cutting into someone's body in order to repair or remove damaged or diseased parts : a doctor who performs surgery

Full Definition of SURGEON

:  a medical specialist who practices surgery

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Origin of SURGEON

Middle English surgien, from Anglo-French, alteration of cirurgien, from cirurgerie surgery

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with SURGEON

burgeon, sturgeon, virgin

sur·geon

noun \ˈsÉ™r-jÉ™n\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of SURGEON

1

: a medical specialist who performs surgery : a physician qualified to treat those diseases that are amenable to or require surgery—compare internist

2

: the senior medical officer of a military unit