plural surgeons
: a medical specialist who practices surgery : a physician trained and qualified to perform surgical procedures
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He was then treated by a trauma surgeon at St. Mary’s Medical Center.
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Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2025
The surgeon opens your skull and the area of your brain where the aneurysm is.
—Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 23 July 2025
The surgeons place a plastic guide piece on John's spine to establishdifferent reference points.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 23 July 2025
To helm the school, Walton chose Dr. Sharmila Makhija, a gynecologic cancer surgeon from Alabama who shared Walton’s commitment to whole-health principles and improving the quality of health care in the South.
—Alice Park, Time, 21 July 2025
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Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2025
The surgeon opens your skull and the area of your brain where the aneurysm is.
—Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 23 July 2025
The surgeons place a plastic guide piece on John's spine to establishdifferent reference points.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 23 July 2025
To helm the school, Walton chose Dr. Sharmila Makhija, a gynecologic cancer surgeon from Alabama who shared Walton’s commitment to whole-health principles and improving the quality of health care in the South.
—Alice Park, Time, 21 July 2025
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“Surgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surgeon. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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surgeon
noun
sur·geon
ˈsər-jən 
: a physician who specializes in surgery
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