as in physician
a medical professional who performs operations that involve cutting into someone's body in order to repair or remove damaged or diseased parts
a brain surgeon She worked as a surgeon for twenty years.
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Recent Examples of surgeon
Ignacio is a pediatric surgeon and the trauma medical director at Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego.
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Justin Assioun, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
In an experimental procedure dubbed Prima, which the company has now performed on a few dozen people, surgeons working with the company implant a 2-mm-by-2-mm computer chip with 400 hexagonal electrodes directly on the spot in the retina that the AMD has destroyed.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Jessica Capshaw, who played beloved pediatrics surgeon Arizona Robbins, and Sarah Drew, who portrayed quirky trauma surgeon, confirmed on X in March 2018 that neither would be returning for season 15.
—Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
While she was being initially treated at a Pensacola hospital, multiple people — including friends of friends and the surgeon who amputated her hand — recommended Glenn Gaston, an orthopedic surgeon and director of the OrthoCarolina Hand Center.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2025
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Justin Assioun, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
In an experimental procedure dubbed Prima, which the company has now performed on a few dozen people, surgeons working with the company implant a 2-mm-by-2-mm computer chip with 400 hexagonal electrodes directly on the spot in the retina that the AMD has destroyed.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Jessica Capshaw, who played beloved pediatrics surgeon Arizona Robbins, and Sarah Drew, who portrayed quirky trauma surgeon, confirmed on X in March 2018 that neither would be returning for season 15.
—Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
While she was being initially treated at a Pensacola hospital, multiple people — including friends of friends and the surgeon who amputated her hand — recommended Glenn Gaston, an orthopedic surgeon and director of the OrthoCarolina Hand Center.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surgeon
Noun
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The Wisconsin Medical Society argued the change could cause confusion for patients, as PAs are not physicians.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The move is being welcomed by some advocates, physicians and scientists.—
NPR,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But former employees of the Food and Drug Administration, which regulates medical devices, say there’s no guarantee that the devices developed with doctor input are any safer than others.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Nov. 2025
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Waiting a month to see a doctor isn't necessarily a bad thing, since most pregnancies will go on to be healthy.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The BirdStock organizing team of Merisa Titlow, Arianna Opsvig and Kelsey Martin said the CPPS funds will be used to enhance medical services and safety at BirdStock, including an onsite ambulance, two emergency medical technicians and a nurse or physician.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Larry] Gelbart in advance, 'My aim will be to be to be the best goddamn head nurse in Korea.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Surgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surgeon. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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