noun
surgeon
SURD-zhuhn
noun
1
A doctor who performs operations involving cutting into the body.
"The surgeon operated for six hours to remove the tumour."
How to Use Surgeon
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA doctor who performs operations.
Common pairings
a heart surgeon
a surgeon operates
chief surgeon
Word Forms
surgeons plural, Surgeons plural
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Etymology
From Anglo-Norman surgien, ultimately from Ancient Greek kheirourgos ("hand-worker"), from kheir ("hand") + ergon ("work") — the same Greek root behind "surgery" and "surgical".