surgeon
pronunciation
How to pronounce surgeon in British English:
UK [ˈsɜːdʒən]
How to pronounce surgeon in American English:
US [ˈsɜːrdʒən]
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- Noun:
- a physician who specializes in surgery
Word Origin
- surgeon
- surgeon: [14] A surgeon is etymologically someone who does ‘hand work’ – that is, a medical practitioner who performs manual operations on the body, as opposed to administering drugs. The word comes via Anglo-Norman surgien from Vulgar Latin *chirurgiānus, a derivative of Latin chirurgia ‘work of a surgeon’. This was borrowed from Greek kheirurgíā, which in turn was derived from kheirourgós ‘working by hand’, a compound noun formed from kheír ‘hand’ (source of English chiropodist [18]) and érgon ‘work’ (source of English energy).=> chiropodist, energy, work
- surgeon (n.)
- c. 1300, sorgien, cirurgian "person who heals by manual operation on the patient," from Anglo-French surgien (13c.), from Old French surgien, cirurgien (13c.), from cirurgie "surgery," from Latin chirurgia "surgery," from Greek kheirourgia, from kheirourgos "working or done by hand," from kheir "hand" (see chiro-) + ergon "work" (see organ).
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Example
- 1. Your surgeon may wish to discuss these with you .
- 2. Your surgeon will decide on the frequency of your colonoscopy exams .
- 3. The main bariatric surgeon performs an average of seven operations a week .
- 4. If you are unable to take the preparation , contact your surgeon .
- 5. Follow your surgeon 's instructions carefully .