surgeon
nounUK /ˈsɜːd͡ʒən/ · US /ˈsɝd͡ʒən/
Etymology From Middle English surgien, borrowed from Anglo-Norman surgien, sirogen (Old French surgien et al.), from Vulgar Latin *chīrurgiānus, from Latin chīrūrgia (“surgery”), from chīrurgus (“surgeon”), borrowed from Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”). Doublet of chirurgeon.
1
One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals.
- The surgeon refused to operate because the patient was her son.
2
A surgeonfish.
- Synonyms
- sawbones, cutter, chirurgeon
- Derived terms
44 terms
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