surgeon

/'sə:dʤən/

Thân thiện

A surgeon carefully performs an operation in a hospital.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a physician who specializes in surgery

Từ đồng nghĩa

• operating surgeon
• sawbones