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sur·geon (sʉr′jən)

noun

a doctor who specializes in surgery, as distinguished from a physician

Etymology: ME surgien < OFr cirurgien < cirurgie, surgery

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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