plural surgeons
: a medical specialist who practices surgery : a physician trained and qualified to perform surgical procedures
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Paying tribute to an underappreciated profession, Late Shift offers a portrait of workaday courage, not least when Floria mouths off to a surgeon on behalf of a patient who feels abandoned.
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Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
The new trial included 16 patients with operable pancreatic cancer, meaning a surgeon can remove the tumors.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
During a laparoscopy, a surgeon will make a small cut near your belly button and insert a camera to look inside your pelvis.
—Heidi Cope, Health, 18 Feb. 2025
At 67, a heart surgeon leaves the suburbs for Brooklyn and for the chance to continue his life’s work in a new hospital.
—Achy Obejas, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
The new trial included 16 patients with operable pancreatic cancer, meaning a surgeon can remove the tumors.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
During a laparoscopy, a surgeon will make a small cut near your belly button and insert a camera to look inside your pelvis.
—Heidi Cope, Health, 18 Feb. 2025
At 67, a heart surgeon leaves the suburbs for Brooklyn and for the chance to continue his life’s work in a new hospital.
—Achy Obejas, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Surgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surgeon. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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surgeon
noun
sur·geon
ˈsər-jən 
: a physician who specializes in surgery
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