surgeon
noun
- physician with surgical specialty
- non-M.D. medical profession; a term used from the Middle Ages to the 2nd half of the 19th century
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈsɜːd͡ʒən/ / /ˈsɝd͡ʒən/
name
Etymology: Occupational surname from surgeon.
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English surgien, borrowed from Anglo-Norman surgien, sirogen (Old French surgien et al.), from Vulgar Latin *chīrurgiānus, from Latin chīrūrgia (“surgery”), from chīrurgus (“surgeon”), borrowed from Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”). Doublet of chirurgeon.
- One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals.
“The surgeon refused to operate because the patient was her son.”
- A surgeonfish.