Surgeon

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Surgeon \Sur"geon\, n. [OE. surgien, OF. surgien, contr. fr.
     chirurgien. See {Chirurgeon}.]
     1. One whose profession or occupation is to cure diseases or
        injuries of the body by manual operation; one whose
        occupation is to cure local injuries or disorders (such as
        wounds, dislocations, tumors, etc.), whether by manual


        operation, or by medication and constitutional treatment.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of chaetodont fishes
        of the family {Teuthidae}, or {Acanthuridae}, which have
        one or two sharp lancelike spines on each side of the base
        of the tail. Called also {surgeon fish}, {doctor fish},
        {lancet fish}, and {sea surgeon}.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     {Surgeon apothecary}, one who unites the practice of surgery
        with that of the apothecary. --Dunglison.
  
     {Surgeon dentist}, a dental surgeon; a dentist.
  
     {Surgeon fish}. See def. 2, above.
  
     {Surgeon general}.
        (a) In the United States army, the chief of the medical
            department.
        (b) In the British army, a surgeon ranking next below the
            chief of the medical department.
            [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  surgeon
       n : a physician who specializes in surgery [syn: {operating
           surgeon}, {sawbones}]