Surgeon
/ˈsɜːrdʒən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA doctor who performs operations on the body.
Extra definitions
nounA specialist trained to operate.
nounA physician treating conditions through surgery.
nounOne who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals.
Sentence Examples
The surgeon performed the operation.
She consulted a heart surgeon.
The surgeon explained the risks.
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Word Origin & History
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.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ performed the operation.