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| sur·geon [ súrjən ] (plural sur·geons) |
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1. doctor specializing in surgery: a doctor specializing in operations that involve gaining access to the patient's body, e.g. by making incisions into it, in order to correct faults, repair injuries, or treat diseases
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2. forces' medical officer: a medical officer in the armed services or on board a ship
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| [14th century. Via Anglo-Norman< Old French cirurgien< cirurgie (see surgery)] |
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