/ˈsɜːdʒən/
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Translation
A doctor who is trained to do operations, cutting the body to repair or remove something.
Word origin
From Old French cirurgien, from Greek kheirourgia, meaning working with the hands, from kheir, hand, and ergon, work.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- kheirourgia
- English cognates
- surgery
Grammar
Gender
Pluralsurgeons
Examples
.
A surgeon does operations; a general doctor usually does not.
trained .
The body part often comes first: heart surgeon, brain surgeon.
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The work a surgeon does is called "surgery".
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