Synonyms of surgeons

surgeons

noun

plural of surgeon

as in physicians

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.

Related Words

• physicians
• doctors
• nurses
• medics
• paramedics
• docs
• anesthesiologists
• plastic surgeons
• radiologists
• medicos
• ophthalmologists
• pathologists
• clinicians
• gynecologists
• urologists
• obstetricians
• neurologists
• pediatricians
• dermatologists
• orthopedists
• specialists
• optometrists
• podiatrists
• internists
• family physicians
• physiatrists
• sawbones
• family practitioners
• family doctors
• residents
• hospitalists
• attendings
• nurse-practitioners
• interns
• general practitioners
• ob-gyns
• croakers
• EMTs
• physiotherapists
• aidmen
• physical therapists

Dissimilar Words

• nonphysicians
• nondoctors

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of surgeons

Extreme makeovers via a team that included a personal trainer, therapist, dentist and multiple cosmetic surgeons. — Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

The surgeons use contrast dye to clearly see the blood vessels. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 24 Sep. 2026

His parents, both surgeons, moved around a lot and Liu would often get bored, turning to drawing to pass the time. — Lavender Au, ARTnews.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Proceeds benefit Head and Neck Cancer Australia, the organization that supported Farnham through treatment following his 2022 oral cancer diagnosis, which required a 12-hour surgery involving 26 surgeons. — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 20 Sep. 2026

In 2025, after three infusions shrank his tumor from about 5 centimeters to 2, Swan underwent a six-hour Whipple procedure, removing parts of several digestive organs before surgeons reconstructed what remained. — Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 15 Sep. 2026

First responders, construction workers, and others who had spent months breathing the dust and smoke came to us with diseases that surgeons treat. — Raja Flores, STAT, 11 Sep. 2026

There were hundreds of surgeons there ready to start operating on the survivors. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Some help surgeons operate with greater precision, while others disinfect rooms, transport supplies, assist patients during rehabilitation, or provide comfort to people who are distressed. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026