| Surgeon (surgeon) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Sur"geon |
| [OE. surgien,
OF. surgien, contr. fr. chirurgien. See
Chirurgeon.] |
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.
Any one of numerous
species of chætodont fishes of the family Teuthidæ,
or Acanthuridæ, 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.
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