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
Beresford-Cleary is a consultant spine surgeon who currently works at Grosvenor Orthopaedic Partners and has practices in both Oxford and London.
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Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
23 June 2026
The actress and the spinal surgeon are a new couple to the red carpet.
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Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
The activity appears to have gained attention after orthopedic surgeon Vonda Wright, MD, recommended it during a 2024 appearance on the Begin Again podcast.
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Currie Engel,
Health,
23 June 2026
As the medical team frantically did chest compressions on 70-year-old William Bryan, a surgeon raced to complete his operation through an incision in Bryan’s belly.
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Elizabeth Chuck,
NBC news,
5 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for surgeon
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
23 June 2026
The actress and the spinal surgeon are a new couple to the red carpet.
—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
The activity appears to have gained attention after orthopedic surgeon Vonda Wright, MD, recommended it during a 2024 appearance on the Begin Again podcast.
—
Currie Engel,
Health,
23 June 2026
As the medical team frantically did chest compressions on 70-year-old William Bryan, a surgeon raced to complete his operation through an incision in Bryan’s belly.
—
Elizabeth Chuck,
NBC news,
5 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surgeon
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During the physical exam, the physician will check the scrotum, the testicles, the epididymis and the spermatic cord.
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Sybil Marsh, a physician specializing in family medicine and addiction, told Time the cultural meaning of drinking has shifted too.
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The complications are horrifying doctors.
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Companies are aggressively marketing home medical kits containing prescription antibiotics and other drugs for self-treatment, bypassing traditional doctor visits.
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Rodríguez also said the country’s entire public and private healthcare network had been activated to treat the injured, urging doctors, nurses and other medical personnel to report immediately to their workplaces.
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Hours after the crash, some passengers sat on bleachers and others at tables across from one another, as police, nurses and paramedics moved about.
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“Surgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surgeon. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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