plural surgeons
: a medical specialist who practices surgery : a physician trained and qualified to perform surgical procedures
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Means, who trained as a surgeon before turning to alternative medicine, suggested that her mother’s doctors were biased by financial interests.
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Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
Among them is José, a 74-year-old retired surgeon holding two small gallon jugs.
—Carrie Kahn, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
Her surgeon also testified, but the fragments were never presented as evidence.
—Chloe Melas, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
Those charged include midwives, nurses, pharmacists and another surgeon.
—Jessica Schreifels, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
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Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
Among them is José, a 74-year-old retired surgeon holding two small gallon jugs.
—Carrie Kahn, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
Her surgeon also testified, but the fragments were never presented as evidence.
—Chloe Melas, NBC news, 18 Dec. 2025
Those charged include midwives, nurses, pharmacists and another surgeon.
—Jessica Schreifels, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Surgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surgeon. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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surgeon
noun
sur·geon
ˈsər-jən 
: a physician who specializes in surgery
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