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
His father, Jacob, was a barber surgeon, and there’s a wonderful story about one of Durang’s first performances as a teenager.
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Chava Pearl Lansky, JSTOR Daily, 30 July 2025
Intuitive's da Vinci robots enable a surgeon to perform a minimally invasive surgery by fitting robotic arms with different instruments and then controlling those arms through a console.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The benefits don’t stop with the patient, but also apply to the surgeon.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
He was then treated by a trauma surgeon at St. Mary’s Medical Center.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2025
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Chava Pearl Lansky, JSTOR Daily, 30 July 2025
Intuitive's da Vinci robots enable a surgeon to perform a minimally invasive surgery by fitting robotic arms with different instruments and then controlling those arms through a console.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The benefits don’t stop with the patient, but also apply to the surgeon.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
He was then treated by a trauma surgeon at St. Mary’s Medical Center.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surgeon
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In fact, one study estimated that U.S. physician practices spend over $15 billion annually on quality reporting, much of it due to manual abstraction and fragmented systems.—
Zameer Rizvi,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The accelerated curriculum will assist students in getting both degrees needed by addressing physician shortages while making medical education accessible.—
Christina Shaw,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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After removing the orb interloper, doctors treated the man with corticosteroids—both oral and eye drop forms—to help with the inflammation.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
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Ashley Biden, 44, married the 58-year-old plastic surgeon and otolaryngologist (commonly known as an ear, nose, throat doctor) in June 2012.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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And Rowan has moved into the more premium space, offering all hypoallergenic jewelry and piercings performed only by licensed nurses.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Princess Anne's son is engaged to be married to the NHS nurse — and their sweet PDA is worth a revisit King Charles’ nephew Peter Phillips is engaged to be married to Harriet Sperling, calling for a look back at their sweetest moments as a couple so far.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Surgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surgeon. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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