flight surgeon

noun

: a military medical officer specializing in aerospace medicine

Examples of flight surgeon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The crew will be examined by a flight surgeon, then helped out of the capsule. — Brendan Byrne, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026

Immediately, to the flight surgeon’s alarm, the signal from the astronaut to the ground flickered out. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Nov. 2025

The panel was led by urologist, flight surgeon and Gulf War veteran Rhonda Cornum. — F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 1 Jan. 2026

Yui radioed mission control in Houston on Wednesday afternoon and requested a medical conference with a flight surgeon. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 8 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flight surgeon

• neurosurgeon
• sturgeon

Medical Definition

flight surgeon

noun

: a medical officer (as in the United States Air Force) qualified by additional training for specialization in the psychological and medical problems associated with flying