a doctor who is trained to perform surgery (= medical operations that involve cutting open a person’s body)a brain/heart, etc. surgeoncomparephysicianWordfinderdoctorcure,doctor,examine,medicine,patient,practice,prescribe,receptionist,specialist,surgeonOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectivedistinguished,eminent,leading,…verb + surgeonbe,work as,become,…surgeon + verboperate,perform something,insert something,…phrasesthe surgeon’s knifeSeefull entrySee related entries:Medical staff,Operations,ProfessionsWord OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French surgien, contraction of Old French serurgien, based on Latin chirurgia, from Greek kheirourgia ‘handiwork, surgery’, from kheir ‘hand’ + ergon ‘work’.Extra examplesA plastic surgeon successfully rebuilt his nose.He is determined to qualify as a surgeon.Many people are terrified at the thought of the surgeon’s knife.Surgeons performed two operations on him yesterday.Surgeons removed her right leg above the knee.a board-certified plastic surgeonthe surgeon who will operate on youa brain/heart surgeon
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