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Surgeon General

  1. the chief general officer or admiral in charge of the medical department of the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Navy
  2. the chief medical officer in the U.S. Public Health Service or in some state health services
Abbrev. Surg Gen

See Surgeon General in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. Surgeons General Surgeons General Abbr. SG
  1. The chief general officer in the medical departments of the U.S. Army, Navy, or Air Force.
  2. The chief medical officer in the U.S. Public Health Service or in a state public health service.

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