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Surgeon

Meaning in medicine, with examples

/ˈsɜːrdʒən/nounCore term

In medicine, surgeon means: A doctor who is trained to treat diseases and injuries by operating on patients.

In Turkish: cerrah

How it is used

Named by specialty: general, orthopaedic, cardiac, plastic or vascular surgeon. Surgeons operate, do ward rounds and see patients in clinic. In the UK a surgeon is traditionally addressed as 'Mr' or 'Ms', not 'Dr'.

Example sentences

  1. The surgeon explained the risks of the operation before she signed the consent form.

  2. I'm going to ask the on-call surgeon to have a look at your tummy.

Common collocations

  • general surgeon
  • orthopaedic surgeon
  • consultant surgeon
  • on-call surgeon
  • operating surgeon
  • surgeryTreatment in which a doctor cuts into the body to repair, remove or replace something; also the medical specialty that does this.
  • operateTo cut into a patient's body in order to repair, remove or examine something as a surgical treatment.
  • operating theatreA specially equipped, very clean room in a hospital where surgical operations are carried out.
  • consultantIn the UK and some other countries, a senior hospital doctor who has finished specialist training and has final responsibility for a team's patients.

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