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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
For physicians, our pipeline starts with medical students, continues through residency and fellowship, and culminates in selecting top candidates as attending surgeons.
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Prof. Dr. Med. Mazda Farshad, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
As Bacon played her clarinet while undergoing DPS, this offered surgeons immediate, audible evidence of the surgery's success, the release stated.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Ligaments can easily become collateral damage as surgeons create a pocket for the implants.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 15 Oct. 2025
During a hysterectomy, surgeons often perform procedures to remove ovaries and fallopian tubes.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The heart transplant was performed by surgeons at Loma Linda University Medical Center.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
Their fears were realized by the trailer for the Season 22 premiere, which confirmed there were fatalities, with several surgeons unaccounted for.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
In 2023, the prize was shared by three researchers who worked to discover and develop quantum dots, used in LED lights and TV screens, as well as by surgeons when removing cancer tissue.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Breast cancer surgeons receive the same amount regardless of whether a patient gets IORT, whole breast irradiation or partial breast irradiation.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
Prof. Dr. Med. Mazda Farshad, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
As Bacon played her clarinet while undergoing DPS, this offered surgeons immediate, audible evidence of the surgery's success, the release stated.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Ligaments can easily become collateral damage as surgeons create a pocket for the implants.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 15 Oct. 2025
During a hysterectomy, surgeons often perform procedures to remove ovaries and fallopian tubes.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The heart transplant was performed by surgeons at Loma Linda University Medical Center.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
Their fears were realized by the trailer for the Season 22 premiere, which confirmed there were fatalities, with several surgeons unaccounted for.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
In 2023, the prize was shared by three researchers who worked to discover and develop quantum dots, used in LED lights and TV screens, as well as by surgeons when removing cancer tissue.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Breast cancer surgeons receive the same amount regardless of whether a patient gets IORT, whole breast irradiation or partial breast irradiation.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surgeons
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Our physicians and care teams take time to know you personally and design care plans that reflect your goals and values.—
Conviva Senior Primary Care,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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Which, incidentally, both physicians practice.—
Melanie Radzicki McManus,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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Prospective Advantage enrollees will also have access to more information on doctors, hospitals and other care providers included in plan provider networks.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
19 Oct. 2025
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Thank God for being with his doctors and medical team.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Another attendee, Talia Adderly, 26, was sporting her SEIU Healthcare Florida Local 1991 shirt — the union representing nurses, physicians, doctors, and healthcare professionals across the Jackson Health System.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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More than half are nurses, and the rest are a medley of employees who each occupy a special niche in the hospital.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Surgeons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surgeons. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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