plural surgeons
: a medical specialist who practices surgery : a physician trained and qualified to perform surgical procedures
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This creates delays in patient care, from nurses having to run across the campus to fetch IV poles to cardiovascular surgeons having to clean their own offices after each patient, Siebers said.
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Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Neil Hopper, a 49-year-old vascular surgeon in Truro, Cornwall County in southwestern England, received a jail sentence of two years and eight months after pleading guilty to two counts of fraud and three counts of possessing extreme pornography, per the BBC and The Guardian.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Nelson, the trauma surgeon, said the quick thinking of applying tourniquets and putting pressure on the wounds was integral to the success of Richard’s surgery.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Part surgeon, part mechanic — as seen sawing away at a leg in EW's exclusive Fall Movie Preview image, above — days spent filming in Victor's lab were some of the actor's favorite.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
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Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Neil Hopper, a 49-year-old vascular surgeon in Truro, Cornwall County in southwestern England, received a jail sentence of two years and eight months after pleading guilty to two counts of fraud and three counts of possessing extreme pornography, per the BBC and The Guardian.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Nelson, the trauma surgeon, said the quick thinking of applying tourniquets and putting pressure on the wounds was integral to the success of Richard’s surgery.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Part surgeon, part mechanic — as seen sawing away at a leg in EW's exclusive Fall Movie Preview image, above — days spent filming in Victor's lab were some of the actor's favorite.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Surgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surgeon. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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surgeon
noun
sur·geon
ˈsər-jən 
: a physician who specializes in surgery
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