plural surgeons
: a medical specialist who practices surgery : a physician trained and qualified to perform surgical procedures
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Suddenly, there are appointments with surgeons, oncologists, radiologists and genetic counselors.
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Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 15 June 2026
Shotwell was born in 1963, the middle child of three daughters of a brain surgeon and an artist, and raised in Libertyville, Ill.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 15 June 2026
That allowed surgeons to remove the tumor in her colon.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 13 June 2026
Different surgeons work on each patient, in order to give their full attention to one person.
—Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026
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Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 15 June 2026
Shotwell was born in 1963, the middle child of three daughters of a brain surgeon and an artist, and raised in Libertyville, Ill.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 15 June 2026
That allowed surgeons to remove the tumor in her colon.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 13 June 2026
Different surgeons work on each patient, in order to give their full attention to one person.
—Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026
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“Surgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surgeon. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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surgeon
noun
sur·geon
ˈsər-jən 
: a physician who specializes in surgery
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