surgeon
/'sə:dʤən/
Definition
- Noun:
- A medical doctor who is qualified to perform surgical operations. A surgeon is a physician who specializes in the branch of medicine that involves operative procedures to treat injuries, diseases, and deformities.
Usage
- The word "surgeon" is used to refer to a medical professional who performs operations.
- It is a countable noun.
- It is often preceded by a specific type, such as "cardiac surgeon," "neurosurgeon," or "plastic surgeon."
Examples
- The surgeon successfully removed the tumor.
- She is a highly skilled orthopedic surgeon.
- The patient was referred to a surgeon for a consultation.
Advanced Usage
- "To be under the surgeon's knife": An idiom meaning to undergo surgery.
- After the accident, he was under the surgeon's knife for several hours.
- "Surgeon's hands": A phrase often used to describe someone with very steady, precise, or skillful hands.
- A watchmaker needs the steady hands of a surgeon.
Variants and Related Words
- Surgery (n): The branch of medicine or the treatment itself involving operative procedures.
- He underwent surgery last week.
- Surgical (adj): Relating to or used in surgery.
- The surgical instruments were sterilized.
- Neurosurgeon (n): A surgeon specializing in surgery on the nervous system, especially the brain and spinal cord.
- Cardiothoracic surgeon (n): A surgeon specializing in operations on the heart and lungs.
Synonyms
- Operating doctor: A doctor who performs operations.
- Sawbones (informal, sometimes humorous or archaic): A slang term for a surgeon.
Related Phrases
- Consultant surgeon: In some healthcare systems, a senior surgeon who has completed specialist training.
- The case was reviewed by the consultant surgeon.
- Attending surgeon: In a hospital, the surgeon who is primarily responsible for a patient's care.
Idioms
- "A good surgeon must have an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand.": An old saying describing the ideal qualities of a surgeon: keen observation, courage, and a gentle, precise touch.
Noun
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a physician who specializes in surgery
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