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
The surgeon helped support the driver's neck while Costello grabbed his torso and a woman — whom Costello later discovered was a nurse — held his legs.
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Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Kyle Anderson, a team physician for the Tigers from 1999-2006 and the Detroit Lions team orthopedic surgeon since 2000, is among other supporters of the device.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Makary, a surgeon by training, took office in March 2025.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 12 May 2026
Pediatric trauma surgeons say last year's deadly mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School and Church in south Minneapolis still keeps them up at night.
—Esme Murphy, CBS News, 12 May 2026
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Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Kyle Anderson, a team physician for the Tigers from 1999-2006 and the Detroit Lions team orthopedic surgeon since 2000, is among other supporters of the device.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Makary, a surgeon by training, took office in March 2025.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 12 May 2026
Pediatric trauma surgeons say last year's deadly mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School and Church in south Minneapolis still keeps them up at night.
—Esme Murphy, CBS News, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surgeon
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Another physician, Patrick LaRochelle, 46, is thought to have been exposed through a second patient and is being flown from Congo to Bulovka Hospital, in the Czech capital, Prague, according to Serge.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
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Entire dimensions of physician quality — judgment, communication, professionalism, leadership, resilience, bedside manner, decision-making under pressure — are dismissed as irrelevant ‘woke’ distractions.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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There are doctors, like anaesthetists, who want to do things to patients.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Yet doctors eventually assured her that physical activity for a recovering pediatric leukemia patient would be beneficial to his quality of life.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Recognizing her struggle, a nurse shared her own history of recovering from opioid addiction.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
20 May 2026
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Orbegoso said the hospice nurse went to work on papers in her car a block over after leaving the house, when their mail carrier approached her.—
Marissa Sulek,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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“Surgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surgeon. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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