surgeon

noun

sur·geon ˈsər-jən

plural surgeons

Synonyms of surgeon next

: a medical specialist who practices surgery : a physician trained and qualified to perform surgical procedures

Examples of surgeon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web About a week after all three surgeons returned home, the nurse caring for the boy sent them a photo of the boy smiling and hugging her. —

Tony Holt, arkansasonline.com, 19 Nov. 2023 Recent research suggests that a nonsurgical treatment, including physical therapy, could be as effective, sparking controversy among surgeons who perform dozens of ACL reconstructions every year. —

Katie Camero, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2023 Under hanging portraits of Lucia and Giulia Starace, Germana Negro crafted a short yet intricate cotton and silk runner, her fingers moving with the delicacy of a surgeon, but the speed of a pianist. —

Sebastian Cabrices, Vogue, 14 Nov. 2023 Under Bombardment and Without Utilities, Says Surgeon Gaza’s largest hospital has been bombed, including the main intensive-care unit, and is without water, electricity, fuel and food, according to a surgeon at the facility. —

Margherita Stancati, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2023 For the first time ever, surgeons have transplanted a whole human eyeball. —

Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Nov. 2023 Hospitals in Gaza have only days of fuel left, surgeon Ghassan Abu Sitta said. 8:25 Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images A doctor inside Gaza has warned the health sector is on the brink of total collapse. —

Zoe Magee, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2023 Doctors can now save most gunshot victims, said Jessica Beard, a trauma surgeon at Temple University Hospital who was not involved in the study. —

Liz Szabo, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2023 The 51-year-old actress — who announced her divorce from Joe Manganiello in July — was spotted on another dinner date with orthopedic surgeon Justin Saliman in Santa Monica on Saturday night. —

Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 5 Nov. 2023 See More

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