SURGEONS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

surgeons

noun

plural of surgeon

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 nerves can be sutured back together to minimize pain, Bank said, but most breast surgeons haven’t been trained to do this. —

CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026 Brow lifts are far less common—13,621 in 2024 vs 120,755 blepharoplasties—but some surgeons say that gap is narrowing. —

Taryn Brooke, Allure, 9 Apr. 2026 The pediatric kidney transplant program at Joe DiMaggio launched nearly eight years ago, and as of early 2026, the surgeons have performed over 34 successful transplants. —

Megan Vaz, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026 The partnership will allow the hospital to develop a new inpatient psychiatric unit, allocate nursing beds for Stanford Health Care referrals and let some Stanford Health Care surgeons use its operating rooms. —

Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026 She was rushed to a hospital, and surgeons were able to reattach her hand. —

Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026 Thanks to a talented team of pediatric and transplant surgeons, both procedures went smoothly, and both Taylor and Crew were back home in under two weeks. —

Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026 Post-mastectomy pain syndrome is a consequence of that success, according to recent research papers from anesthesiologists at Baylor University in Texas and surgeons in Chicago and New York. —

Brett Kelman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026 Sources close to the team and to Nix told The Post that Payton was referring to a pre-existing fracture discovered by surgeons in Nix’s ankle, rather than to any chronic issues. —

Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026

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In many cases, physicians can substitute a generic drug or recommend a similar treatment that achieves the same outcome at a lower price.

— Deidre Popovich, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
Scheiber reported on roughly 400 primary care doctors at Allina, a major Minnesota health care system, who unionized in 2023—the largest group of private-sector physicians to do so in modern memory.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026