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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
Designed for spinal and orthopedic procedures, Dynamis features a multi-arm architecture that mimics human bimanual workflows, allowing surgeons to position instruments with sub-millimeter accuracy.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
When a former colleague, a plastic surgeon with a high-profile clientele, offers her an equally challenging job that very few surgeons can succeed in, a desperate Maggie takes the gig.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
As use of robotic surgery grows, surgeons reliant on the technology pressure hospitals to invest further, diverting resources from other services that are more urgent or effective for improving community health.
—James L. Whiteside, STAT, 2 Jan. 2026
Some surgeons report that ultrasonic (Piezo) techniques may be associated with reduced bruising in certain cases.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
Low costs may mean inexperienced surgeons, inadequate post-care, and poor graft numbers.
—Will Jones, Kansas City Star, 31 Dec. 2025
In their defense, surgeons may argue that complications are a risk of any operation and that a poor outcome doesn’t mean the doctor was negligent.
—Jason Kane, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2025
During the demonstration, Archdeacon, dressed in a suit and tie, showed his fellow surgeons how to implant the plates and screws of the Pro into a model of human pelvic bones.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025
In an experimental procedure dubbed Prima, which the company has now performed on a few dozen people, surgeons working with the company implant a 2-mm-by-2-mm computer chip with 400 hexagonal electrodes directly on the spot in the retina that the AMD has destroyed.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
When a former colleague, a plastic surgeon with a high-profile clientele, offers her an equally challenging job that very few surgeons can succeed in, a desperate Maggie takes the gig.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
As use of robotic surgery grows, surgeons reliant on the technology pressure hospitals to invest further, diverting resources from other services that are more urgent or effective for improving community health.
—James L. Whiteside, STAT, 2 Jan. 2026
Some surgeons report that ultrasonic (Piezo) techniques may be associated with reduced bruising in certain cases.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
Low costs may mean inexperienced surgeons, inadequate post-care, and poor graft numbers.
—Will Jones, Kansas City Star, 31 Dec. 2025
In their defense, surgeons may argue that complications are a risk of any operation and that a poor outcome doesn’t mean the doctor was negligent.
—Jason Kane, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2025
During the demonstration, Archdeacon, dressed in a suit and tie, showed his fellow surgeons how to implant the plates and screws of the Pro into a model of human pelvic bones.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025
In an experimental procedure dubbed Prima, which the company has now performed on a few dozen people, surgeons working with the company implant a 2-mm-by-2-mm computer chip with 400 hexagonal electrodes directly on the spot in the retina that the AMD has destroyed.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surgeons
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Federal workers who test positive for drugs can’t be punished until their results are scrutinized by medical review officers, physicians who verify that positive drug test results aren’t being triggered by legitimate medications.—
Lucas Waldron,
ProPublica,
6 Jan. 2026
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More than 9,000 people came to Colorado last year on the J-1 visa, working as physicians, professors, researchers, ski workers, restaurant servers and au pairs, among myriad opportunities.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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In July, Sanders announced doctors had removed his bladder after the discovery of a tumor.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Her mysterious symptoms puzzled doctors, at least one of whom suggested the pain was psychosomatic.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Images of public health workers on river boats and army helicopters full of nurses descending on indigenous villages were often used in official propaganda to promote the nation’s prowess as a global leader on immunization.—
Adriana Brasileiro,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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There were several such facilities at the time that were developing simulation centers with very sophisticated, six-figure robotic mannequins, on which training is done in low-stress environments for nurses, physicians and other healthcare providers.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Surgeons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surgeons. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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