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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
During the demonstration, Archdeacon, dressed in a suit and tie, showed his fellow surgeons how to implant the plates and screws of the Pro into a model of human pelvic bones.
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Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025
What surgeons want patients to know Knott urges patients to research their surgeon before trusting them with a deep plane facelift.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
In an experimental procedure dubbed Prima, which the company has now performed on a few dozen people, surgeons working with the company implant a 2-mm-by-2-mm computer chip with 400 hexagonal electrodes directly on the spot in the retina that the AMD has destroyed.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
And younger surgeons—who grew up exposed to advanced tech and 3D animation, Hairston says—were starting to take note as word spread of her innovations.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
Currently, surgeons operate the device manually, but the team plans to add semi-autonomous features.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
This subspecialty—which for years compelled surgeons to seek training abroad—can now be pursued in Colombia under international standards.
—Dr. Victor Raúl Castillo Mantilla, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Tim Andrews of New Hampshire received the transplant in January, but surgeons at Mass General Brigham removed the organ Thursday because of a decline in kidney function.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
There were barrel racers slicing turns like poetry, bull riders gripping for glory, and calf ropers moving with the precision of surgeons.
—Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025
What surgeons want patients to know Knott urges patients to research their surgeon before trusting them with a deep plane facelift.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
In an experimental procedure dubbed Prima, which the company has now performed on a few dozen people, surgeons working with the company implant a 2-mm-by-2-mm computer chip with 400 hexagonal electrodes directly on the spot in the retina that the AMD has destroyed.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
And younger surgeons—who grew up exposed to advanced tech and 3D animation, Hairston says—were starting to take note as word spread of her innovations.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
Currently, surgeons operate the device manually, but the team plans to add semi-autonomous features.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
This subspecialty—which for years compelled surgeons to seek training abroad—can now be pursued in Colombia under international standards.
—Dr. Victor Raúl Castillo Mantilla, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Tim Andrews of New Hampshire received the transplant in January, but surgeons at Mass General Brigham removed the organ Thursday because of a decline in kidney function.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
There were barrel racers slicing turns like poetry, bull riders gripping for glory, and calf ropers moving with the precision of surgeons.
—Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surgeons
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In one recent Nature study, AI performed on par with non-expert physicians, evidence of how quickly algorithms are catching up to human clinicians in the exam room.—
Dr. Nicholas Cozzi,
Time,
10 Nov. 2025
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This fear from the box got in the way of patients being able to trust what their physicians were telling them.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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In July, Sanders announced doctors had removed his bladder after the discovery of a tumor.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Her mysterious symptoms puzzled doctors, at least one of whom suggested the pain was psychosomatic.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Images of public health workers on river boats and army helicopters full of nurses descending on indigenous villages were often used in official propaganda to promote the nation’s prowess as a global leader on immunization.—
Adriana Brasileiro,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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There were several such facilities at the time that were developing simulation centers with very sophisticated, six-figure robotic mannequins, on which training is done in low-stress environments for nurses, physicians and other healthcare providers.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Surgeons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surgeons. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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