单词 | surgeon |
释义 | surgeon (once / 275 pages) n A surgeon is a kind of doctor who treats his patients by using his hands, often by performing surgery. If you're comfortable slicing into a person's body to remove an appendix, then you might make a decent surgeon. The word surgeon comes from the Greek kheirourgos, which is a fancy way of saying "done by the hand." Whereas a doctor-at-large might treat his patients by chatting with them, asking questions, and prescribing medications, a surgeon's work is much more hands-on, you might say. A surgeon specializes in cutting open the body, usually to heal his patients. WORD FAMILYsurgeon: surgeons USAGE EXAMPLESSpecialist surgeons flew from Hanoi to assist at the operation in Thai Nguyen Province in the north of the country. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) To save Mr. Muñiz’s life, surgeons removed his tongue and his lower jaw and cut a hole through his esophagus. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) Nebraska law prohibits surgeons from delegating to an unlicensed person. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) n a physician who specializes in surgery Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper operating surgeon, sawbones William Beaumont United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853) Alexis CarrelFrench surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture and graft blood vessels (1873-1944) William CowperEnglish surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709) Michael Ellis De BakeyUnited States heart surgeon who in 1966 implanted the first artificial heart in a human patient (born in 1908) William Crawford GorgasUnited States Army surgeon who suppressed yellow fever in Havana and in the Panama Canal Zone (1854-1920) Joseph ListerEnglish surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics (1827-1912) James ParkinsonEnglish surgeon (1755-1824) Walter ReedUnited States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902) amputator a surgeon who removes part or all of a limb cosmetic surgeon, plastic surgeona surgeon who beautifies the body (especially the face) brain surgeon, neurosurgeonsomeone who does surgery on the nervous system (especially the brain) Dr., MD, doc, doctor, medico, physician a licensed medical practitioner |
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