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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
Over the next year, Hoag will work on obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals, hospital officials said, and build out the new institute, recruiting surgeons, doctors and nutritionists.
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Claire Wang, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
The da Vinci system’s ability to delicately peel and stitch fruit skin illustrated the fine motor control available to surgeons working on human tissue through minimally invasive incisions.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
From the check-in to the valet guy to the surgeons.
—Lisa Hughes, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
This level of microsurgical expertise is rare, even among top cosmetic surgeons.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
That shift could change everything from how nurses train to how surgeons rehearse complex procedures.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
Other surgeons shared similar stories of retiring drains in favor of glues and nets after adopting preservation facelift principles.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 16 Mar. 2026
Perhaps robots will one day replace doctors and surgeons, nurses and other caregivers, too, but that kind of disruption seems further away for health care than many other industries.
—Conor Sen, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
Perhaps robots will one day replace doctors and surgeons, nurses and other caregivers, too, but that kind of disruption seems further away for health care than many other industries.
—Conor Sen, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Claire Wang, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
The da Vinci system’s ability to delicately peel and stitch fruit skin illustrated the fine motor control available to surgeons working on human tissue through minimally invasive incisions.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
From the check-in to the valet guy to the surgeons.
—Lisa Hughes, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
This level of microsurgical expertise is rare, even among top cosmetic surgeons.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
That shift could change everything from how nurses train to how surgeons rehearse complex procedures.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026
Other surgeons shared similar stories of retiring drains in favor of glues and nets after adopting preservation facelift principles.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 16 Mar. 2026
Perhaps robots will one day replace doctors and surgeons, nurses and other caregivers, too, but that kind of disruption seems further away for health care than many other industries.
—Conor Sen, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
Perhaps robots will one day replace doctors and surgeons, nurses and other caregivers, too, but that kind of disruption seems further away for health care than many other industries.
—Conor Sen, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surgeons
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Some cases are referred to physicians for medical or psychiatric review when additional evaluation is needed.—
Natalia V. Osipova,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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Many of those claims, which physicians must help their patients sort out, come from the very administration advocating for physician nutrition education.—
Christopher Duggan,
STAT,
27 Mar. 2026
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The American Jewish community responded to the Yom Kippur War, which killed nearly three thousand Israeli soldiers, by flooding Israel with donations; doctors and students volunteered to join the war effort.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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However, in a pair of letters to the editor published in the Journal of Pediatrics, doctors criticized the article as hyped.—
David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Such a unit is staffed by nurses and others who treat severe infections, breathing difficulties, traumatic injuries, or recovery from major surgeries.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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In rural and underserved areas, advanced practice nurses – those with advanced clinical practice and education experience – are often the only consistent providers of care for the local population.—
Kaelyn Lara,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Surgeons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surgeons. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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