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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 surgeons
So in the meantime, surgeons from around the world have been flying to San Diego to observe surgery that uses the technology.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
In theory, multiple surgeons could all tap into the same first-person video feed and provide assistance for a surgery from anywhere in the world with internet access.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2026
While human surgeons remain essential, robots are taking over the high-precision, repetitive tasks that require a level of consistency people simply cannot match.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
Yang says surgeons today typically avoid aggressive treatment.
—Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Instead, it has been fully integrated into the practice’s comprehensive refractive program, allowing surgeons to match each patient with the procedure best suited to their anatomy and visual goals.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
The surgeons did the hard part.
—Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
The average cost of a facelift is about $11,000, and many surgeons charge much more, especially those who offer advanced techniques; Talei told me the typical cost for what Richards had done is in the mid-$200,000s.
—Rheana Murray, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
Towle explained that surgeons would harvest one of her tumors in order to grow it in a lab and isolate the immune cells already in the tumor in order to use in treatment on Towle.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
In theory, multiple surgeons could all tap into the same first-person video feed and provide assistance for a surgery from anywhere in the world with internet access.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2026
While human surgeons remain essential, robots are taking over the high-precision, repetitive tasks that require a level of consistency people simply cannot match.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
Yang says surgeons today typically avoid aggressive treatment.
—Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Instead, it has been fully integrated into the practice’s comprehensive refractive program, allowing surgeons to match each patient with the procedure best suited to their anatomy and visual goals.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
The surgeons did the hard part.
—Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
The average cost of a facelift is about $11,000, and many surgeons charge much more, especially those who offer advanced techniques; Talei told me the typical cost for what Richards had done is in the mid-$200,000s.
—Rheana Murray, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
Towle explained that surgeons would harvest one of her tumors in order to grow it in a lab and isolate the immune cells already in the tumor in order to use in treatment on Towle.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surgeons
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But 15 states, including New York, Illinois and Maryland, have passed shield laws that protect clinics and physicians who provide the procedure across state lines.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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In a study published this week in the journal Science, researchers found that AI either matched or outperformed human physicians at diagnosing emergency room patients.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
2 May 2026
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The psychiatrist supervisor oversees doctors and other medical professionals who provide psychiatric care, while also delivering mental health services.—
Angela Rodriguez
May 3,
Sacbee.com,
3 May 2026
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The goal, doctors say, is to count their survival in years, not days.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
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The giant operating room, with its other-worldly machines and too many doctors and nurses to count, lay on the other side of two glass doors, and next to me seven more nurses and doctors were scrubbing in.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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For the 21st consecutive year, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is celebrating 10 of the region’s best nurses and one outstanding nurse leader.—
Nancy Badertscher,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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“Surgeons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surgeons. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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