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surgeon
English
Etymology
From Middle English surgien, borrowed from Anglo-Norman surgien, sirogen (Old French surgien et al.), from Vulgar Latin *ch?rurgi?nus, from Latin ch?r?rgia (“surgery”), from ch?rurgus (“surgeon”), borrowed from Ancient Greek ?????????? (kheirourgós), from ???? (kheír, “hand”) + ????? (érgon, “work”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?s??d??n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?s?d??n/
- Rhymes: -??(?)d??n
Noun
surgeon (plural surgeons, feminine surgeoness)
- One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals.
- The surgeon refused to operate because the patient was her son.
- A surgeonfish.
Usage notes
- In the UK, a surgeon holds a fellowship or a postgraduate degree in order to be known as a surgeon. For instance: FRCS or Master of Surgery
- In the United States, a surgeon belongs to a subcategory of doctors (physicians) whose practice is largely or exclusively focused on surgery. They generally hold a credential from a medical body regulating the specialty in which they practice.
Synonyms
- sawbones (slang)
- chirurgeon (archaic)
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- surgeon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
From Middle French sourgon, sourjon, from Old French sorjon, sourjon (“source”) (1200s), from a conjugated form of sourdre (see sourjant) + -on, from Latin surgere. The modern spelling dates from 1541.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sy?.???/
Noun
surgeon m (plural surgeons)
- (botany) shoot (new growth from the trunk of a tree)
- (figuratively) offshoot, rebirth (something that is reborn or grows out of something else again)
- (archaic) offspring, progeny (descendant of someone)
Further reading
- “surgeon” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- songeur
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orthopedist
English
Alternative forms
- orthopaedist
Noun
orthopedist (plural orthopedists)
- (medicine) A surgeon who specializes in orthopedics.
- Synonyms: orthopedic surgeon, (rare) orthosurgeon
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