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surgeon

12 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. surgeon
  2. surgeon apothecary
  3. surgeon commander
  4. surgeon dentist
  5. surgeon general
  6. surgeon major
  7. surgeon's agaric
  8. surgeon's knot
  9. flight surgeon
  10. plastic surgeon
  11. veterinary surgeon
  12. tree surgery

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 \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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