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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 Penn State researchers believe their scaffold could redefine how surgeons approach bone repair in the future.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
This isn’t a political statement about the surgery or the surgeons.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
This creates delays in patient care, from nurses having to run across the campus to fetch IV poles to cardiovascular surgeons having to clean their own offices after each patient, Siebers said.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Two tourniquets had to be applied to stanch the bleeding, and he was airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where surgeons performed emergency surgery to save his leg.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
In front of a packed crowd of surgeons, Morton asked Abbott to breathe in the fumes of a sweet-smelling liquid, known as ether, contained inside a small glass sphere.
—Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
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.
—Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 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
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
This isn’t a political statement about the surgery or the surgeons.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
This creates delays in patient care, from nurses having to run across the campus to fetch IV poles to cardiovascular surgeons having to clean their own offices after each patient, Siebers said.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Two tourniquets had to be applied to stanch the bleeding, and he was airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where surgeons performed emergency surgery to save his leg.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
In front of a packed crowd of surgeons, Morton asked Abbott to breathe in the fumes of a sweet-smelling liquid, known as ether, contained inside a small glass sphere.
—Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
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.
—Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surgeons
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Additionally, seven in 10 physicians report that EHRs have not strengthened their patient relationships, while nearly three-quarters say these systems have increased their daily work hours, contributing to widespread burnout.—
Dr. Taha Kass-Hout,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Making vaccines a choice could mean some Black families are less likely to engage with the health care system or talk to their physicians about other health concerns, Mitchell said.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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But what doctors have recently uncovered is that dropping estrogen levels around this period might also spell trouble for women’s brain health.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
15 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Now, in The Pitt, his character is mentoring other young doctors—so much so that the estate of ER creator Michael Crichton has called The Pitt an ER-spinoff.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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In Singapore, Changi General Hospital currently has more than 80 robots helping doctors and nurses with everything from administrative work to medicine delivery.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Skechers Hands-free Go Walk Flex-relish Slip-ins Among the thousands of reviewers are nurses, teachers, and everyday people who struggle with foot problems from spurs to plantar fasciitis—all singing the praises of these Go Walk Flex-Relish Slip-ins.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Surgeons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surgeons. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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