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.
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Recent Examples of surgeons
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which issues technical instructions for hepatitis B vaccines, confirmed that testing for the disease is not a part of protocol for civil surgeons because prospective immigrants would not be inadmissible–rejected from entry–for having the disease.
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Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
This technology allows surgeons to make immediate adjustments, reducing the risk of weakness or paralysis.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
By introducing personalization, surgeons now have a way to improve outcomes and reduce risks.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
This technique provides surgeons with greater control over angle and depth, which is beneficial for detailed areas like the crown or temples.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
His surgeons were able to both cut away the infection and save Lyons’ leg.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
So will superstar surgeons and elite litigators — people whose rarefied expertise and skills can’t be replicated remotely.
—Matt K. Lewis, Twin Cities, 19 Aug. 2025
Adela was treated by Ventura City Fire Department officials on the scene and then transported to the Ventura County Medical Center, where surgeons ultimately determined that her right arm needed to be amputated just below the shoulder.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Finding and renting a desirable apartment in New York today requires such concessions of conscience, income, and pride that surgeons have postponed operations, housewives have gone back to work, hippies have cut their hair, and families have destroyed their pets.
—Nicholas Pileggi, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2025
Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
This technology allows surgeons to make immediate adjustments, reducing the risk of weakness or paralysis.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
By introducing personalization, surgeons now have a way to improve outcomes and reduce risks.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
This technique provides surgeons with greater control over angle and depth, which is beneficial for detailed areas like the crown or temples.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
His surgeons were able to both cut away the infection and save Lyons’ leg.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
So will superstar surgeons and elite litigators — people whose rarefied expertise and skills can’t be replicated remotely.
—Matt K. Lewis, Twin Cities, 19 Aug. 2025
Adela was treated by Ventura City Fire Department officials on the scene and then transported to the Ventura County Medical Center, where surgeons ultimately determined that her right arm needed to be amputated just below the shoulder.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Finding and renting a desirable apartment in New York today requires such concessions of conscience, income, and pride that surgeons have postponed operations, housewives have gone back to work, hippies have cut their hair, and families have destroyed their pets.
—Nicholas Pileggi, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surgeons
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Founded by a pair of physicians, it was developed to grow plants that could be used to treat diseases, referred to as physic garden.—
Jeanine Barone,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In fiscal year 2024, the Conrad 30 program filled 1,010 positions for physicians across the country, according to 3RNET.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Sep. 2025
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Following the surgery, his body swelled dangerously, and his lungs collapsed, forcing doctors to place him on a ventilator.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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But everything changed when doctors tried a cutting-edge approach to pain management.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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As of May, Siebers said, more than 1,700 nurses and at least 200 had already departed across the country.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Pay cuts for teachers, layoffs for school nurses, lost funding for free breakfasts, depleted resources for kids’ mental health—these are just some of the ways that slashed federal budgets could make schools less safe.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Surgeons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surgeons. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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