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
See Origin of SURGEON
Middle English surgien, from Anglo-French, alteration of cirurgien, from cirurgerie surgery
First Known Use: 14th century
sur·geon
noun \ˈsər-jən\ (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
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