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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
The implantable pacemaker emerged in the late 1950s after engineers and surgeons developed a device capable of electrically regulating irregular heartbeats from inside the body.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
The rules are a relic of a bygone era, when barbers originated as a branch of surgeons; the same people who were supposed to cut hair were also expected to cut other body parts.
—Eric Zamparripa, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
While rescuers worked amid challenging conditions to remove the boulder, physicians and surgeons at OHSU assembled medical equipment and loaded it onboard a LifeFlight helicopter, the district said.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
To prevent swelling, surgeons would typically remove a portion of the skull called the bone flap, treat the underlying blood clot, and then restore the bone flap soon after.
—Martha Raddatz, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026
Eager for experience, the 21-year-old twins traveled to Athens, Greece, last winter to shadow surgeons through an eight-person Atlantis study abroad program.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
Meanwhile, roles such as education administrators, physicians and surgeons, construction managers and chief executives have a higher chance of becoming augmented, not replaced, by AI.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
There are literal surgeons out all weekend long doing 25 doses of G and then going to perform open heart surgery.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 May 2026
That’s not a problem for maggots, which can remove dead flesh with a degree of precision surgeons can’t achieve.
—Mustafa Fattah, NBC news, 17 May 2026
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
The rules are a relic of a bygone era, when barbers originated as a branch of surgeons; the same people who were supposed to cut hair were also expected to cut other body parts.
—Eric Zamparripa, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
While rescuers worked amid challenging conditions to remove the boulder, physicians and surgeons at OHSU assembled medical equipment and loaded it onboard a LifeFlight helicopter, the district said.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
To prevent swelling, surgeons would typically remove a portion of the skull called the bone flap, treat the underlying blood clot, and then restore the bone flap soon after.
—Martha Raddatz, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026
Eager for experience, the 21-year-old twins traveled to Athens, Greece, last winter to shadow surgeons through an eight-person Atlantis study abroad program.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
Meanwhile, roles such as education administrators, physicians and surgeons, construction managers and chief executives have a higher chance of becoming augmented, not replaced, by AI.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
There are literal surgeons out all weekend long doing 25 doses of G and then going to perform open heart surgery.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 May 2026
That’s not a problem for maggots, which can remove dead flesh with a degree of precision surgeons can’t achieve.
—Mustafa Fattah, NBC news, 17 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surgeons
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The biotech company Revolution Medicines has begun sending its experimental, life-extending treatment for pancreatic cancer to physicians and their patients under an early access program authorized by the Food and Drug Administration, the company’s CEO, Mark Goldsmith, told STAT.—
Adam Feuerstein,
STAT,
30 May 2026
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The previous name, polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS, is imprecise and confusing to patients, families and physicians.—
Melanie Cree,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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And a health system’s ability to schedule surgeries is gated not just by the availability of doctors and nurses, but also by its ability to maintain a constant flow of clean, reusable medical tools to its operating rooms.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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Inside, the ship functions like a floating city, with pilots, flight crews, cooks, doctors and firefighters all working around the clock while deployed around the world.—
Sarah Alegre,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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In many places, telehealth doctors and nurses are legally allowed to treat patients across state lines.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Her mother, Nancy, told local outlet ABC 10 Newsthat her daughter spent 100 days in the NICU, recalling the harrowing moments when the doctors and nurses worked to keep her alive.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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“Surgeons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surgeons. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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