surgeon

noun

sur·​geon ˈsər-jən 

plural surgeons

: a medical specialist who practices surgery : a physician trained and qualified to perform surgical procedures

Examples of surgeon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Paying tribute to an underappreciated profession, Late Shift offers a portrait of workaday courage, not least when Floria mouths off to a surgeon on behalf of a patient who feels abandoned. —Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025

The new trial included 16 patients with operable pancreatic cancer, meaning a surgeon can remove the tumors. —Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025

During a laparoscopy, a surgeon will make a small cut near your belly button and insert a camera to look inside your pelvis. —Heidi Cope, Health, 18 Feb. 2025

At 67, a heart surgeon leaves the suburbs for Brooklyn and for the chance to continue his life’s work in a new hospital. —Achy Obejas, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English surgien, from Anglo-French, alteration of cirurgien, from cirurgerie surgery

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing surgeon

• flight surgeon
• plastic surgeon
• surgeon general
• surgeon's knot
• veterinary surgeon

Rhymes for surgeon

• sturgeon
• neurosurgeon

Kids Definition

surgeon

noun

sur·​geon ˈsər-jən 

: a physician who specializes in surgery

Medical Definition

surgeon

noun

sur·​geon ˈsər-jən 

1

: a medical specialist who practices surgery : a physician trained and qualified to perform surgical procedures

2

: the senior medical officer of a military unit