as in physician
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 surgeon
Another subject will be Ian Paterson, the surgeon who left hundreds of patients disfigured after carrying out needless operations.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
Roux-en-Y is one type of gastric bypass whose steps include:
The surgeon separates the stomach into two sections.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 25 Apr. 2025
In addition to the other allegations, the letter alleges that the hospital failed to show this decision was reasonable, since the trauma surgeon schedule showed both a primary and a back-up surgeon for April 17.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
The surgeon swatted away a fly, then held the wound open to show me the bone’s sharp, broken ends.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
Roux-en-Y is one type of gastric bypass whose steps include:
The surgeon separates the stomach into two sections.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 25 Apr. 2025
In addition to the other allegations, the letter alleges that the hospital failed to show this decision was reasonable, since the trauma surgeon schedule showed both a primary and a back-up surgeon for April 17.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
The surgeon swatted away a fly, then held the wound open to show me the bone’s sharp, broken ends.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surgeon
Noun
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The best physicians could advise was a near-starvation diet that reduced Thompson to only 65 pounds.—
Discover Magazine,
Discover Magazine,
3 May 2025
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The fact is, some physicians will regularly reevaluate whether a patient should continue their meds or not while others will take a more conservative approach, Dr. DeYoung says.—
Carolyn L. Todd,
SELF,
2 May 2025
Noun
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My doctors have warned me to pay attention to symptoms for any long-term effects.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Pope Francis died quickly on April 21 without suffering undue pain, and there was nothing that doctors could have done to save his life, said Sergio Alfieri, a physician at Rome's Gemelli hospital and head of the pontiff's medical team, Reuters reported.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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He is also accused of presenting himself as a licensed nurse in Harris County, Texas, from August 2022 to October 2023, according to court records.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
2 May 2025
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Hospital nurses, technicians and other frontline staff can’t simply clock out mid-shift without impacting care, leaving them with fewer options to balance work and life.—
Silvija Martincevic,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Surgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surgeon. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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