surgeon /sûrˈjən/

1. A person who treats injuries or diseases by manual operations
2. An army or naval doctor
3. A ship's doctor
4. A surgeonfish

surˈgeoncy or surˈgeonship noun

The office or employment of a surgeon in the army or navy

surˈgery noun

1. The art and practice of a surgeon
2. A doctor's or dentist's consulting room
3. A doctor's or dentist's time of consultation
4. A set, usu regular, time when a member of parliament, local councillor, etc is available to his or her constituents for consultation

surˈgical adjective

1. Of, relating to, or used in surgery
2. (of a garment or appliance) designed to correct a physical deformity
3. Incisive
4. Precise

surˈgically adverb

surˈgeonfish noun

Any member of the family Acanthuridae, tropical fishes having razor-sharp spines on their tails, incl the tangs and unicorn fishes

surgeon general noun

1. The senior officer in the medical branch of the service (military)
2. The head of the public health service (US)

surgeon's knot noun

A knot like a reef knot but with a double turn in the first part (used in ligaturing a cut artery)

surgical boot or surgical shoe noun

A boot or shoe designed to correct deformities of the foot

surgical neck noun (anatomy)

The constriction of the shaft of the humerus below the head, a frequent site of fractures

surgical shock see shock¹

surgical spirit noun

Methylated spirit with small amounts of castor oil and oil of wintergreen

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