Definition of Surgeon

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surgeon
n. one who practices surgery, one who performs medical operations (Medicine)

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Surgeon Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Surgeon
(n.)
One whose profession or occupation is to cure diseases or injuries of the body by manual operation; one whose occupation is to cure local injuries or disorders (such as wounds, dislocations, tumors, etc.), whether by manual operation, or by medication and constitutional treatment.
  
(n.)
Any one of numerous species of chaetodont fishes of the family Teuthidae, or Acanthuridae, which have one or two sharp lancelike spines on each side of the base of the tail. Called also surgeon fish, doctor fish, lancet fish, and sea surgeon.
  

WordNet 2.0
surgeon

Noun
1. a physician who specializes in surgery
(synonym) operating surgeon, sawbones
(hypernym) doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico
(hyponym) amputator

hEnglish - advanced version
surgeon

surgeon
\sur"geon\ (?), n. [oe. surgien, of. surgien, contr. fr. chirurgien. see chirurgeon.]
1. one whose profession or occupation is to cure diseases or injuries of the body by manual operation; one whose occupation is to cure local injuries or disorders (such as wounds, dislocations, tumors, etc.), whether by manual operation, or by medication and constitutional treatment.
2. (zo?l.) any one of numerous species of ch?todont fishes of the family teuthid?, or acanthurid?, which have one or two sharp lancelike spines on each side of the base of the tail. called also surgeon fish, doctor fish, lancet fish, and sea surgeon
surgeon
apothecary, one who unites the practice of surgery with that of the apothecary.
surgeon
dentist, a dental surgeon; a dentist.
surgeon
fish. see def. 2, above.
surgeon
general. (a) in the united states army, the chief of the medical department. (b) in the british army, a surgeon ranking next below the chief of the medical department.
surgeon
n : a physician who specializes in surgery [syn: operating surgeon , sawbones]




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 veterinary surgeon 
 dental surgeon 
 surgeon apothecary 
 surgeon general 
 surgeon dentist 
 house surgeon 
 tree surgeon 
 surgeon fish 

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Llawfeddyg
Llawfeddyg = n. surgeon


Surgeon Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries

NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
surgeon
A doctor who removes or repairs a part of the body by operating on the patient.


Surgeon Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries

Dream Dictionary
Surgeon
To dream of a surgeon, denotes you are threatened by enemies who are close to you in business. For a young woman, this dream promises a serious illness from which she will experience great inconvenience.
  

Phobia
Ergasiophobia
Fear of work or functioning
Fear of operating by Surgeon


Surgeon Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
Surgeon
sharushsu

English - Klingon
surgeon
n. HaqwI'


Surgeon Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Surgeon
In medicine, a surgeon is a person who performs surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves cutting of a body, whether human or other organism. Surgeons may be physiciansdentists, or veterinarians who specialize in surgery.

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