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/ˈsɜːd͡ʒən/ · noun
One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals..
The surgeon refused to operate because the patient was her son.
Use surgeon when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Surgeon means One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals..
Common synonyms include sawbones, cutter, chirurgeon, operating surgeon.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The surgeon refused to operate because the patient was her son.
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