plural surgeons
: a medical specialist who practices surgery : a physician trained and qualified to perform surgical procedures
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Bank, a New York surgeon who founded a clinic focused on post-mastectomy pain, said the pain is believed to be triggered by nerves that are severed during surgery and then left that way.
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Brett Kelman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Lao, the pediatric surgeon, wants to see more education around e-bikes.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Originally, the guillotine was called the louisette, after its inventor, the surgeon Antoine Louis.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
The family found a more experienced surgeon in a bigger hospital in Auckland; the next 10 gastrectomies were a success.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
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Brett Kelman, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Lao, the pediatric surgeon, wants to see more education around e-bikes.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Originally, the guillotine was called the louisette, after its inventor, the surgeon Antoine Louis.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
The family found a more experienced surgeon in a bigger hospital in Auckland; the next 10 gastrectomies were a success.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Surgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surgeon. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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surgeon
noun
sur·geon
ˈsər-jən 
: a physician who specializes in surgery
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