Surgeon
noun
A doctor who is trained to perform operations.
The surgeon performed the operation successfully.
Often appears as...
- heart surgeon
- plastic surgeon
noun
A doctor on a ship, especially in the military.
The naval ship's surgeon was very experienced.
Often appears as...
- ship's surgeon
- naval surgeon
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Technical
noun
A doctor who is trained to perform operations.
The surgeon performed the operation successfully.
Often appears as...
- heart surgeon
- plastic surgeon
noun
A doctor on a ship, especially in the military.
The naval ship's surgeon was very experienced.
Often appears as...
- ship's surgeon
- naval surgeon
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Specialization Matters
Surgeons specialize in certain body parts or types of surgery, so context reveals their expertise.
She consulted with a neurosurgeon for her spine surgery.
Pro Tip 2/3Life-Saving Role
Surgeons often perform critical procedures that can save lives; they're highly respected in medicine.
The heart surgeon worked tirelessly throughout the life-saving operation.
Pro Tip 3/3Precise Language
When talking about surgeons, use precise language to reflect the seriousness of their work.
The surgeon carefully explained the risks of the complicated procedure.
Pro Tip 1/3Specialization Matters
Surgeons specialize in certain body parts or types of surgery, so context reveals their expertise.
She consulted with a neurosurgeon for her spine surgery.
Pro Tip 2/3Life-Saving Role
Surgeons often perform critical procedures that can save lives; they're highly respected in medicine.
The heart surgeon worked tirelessly throughout the life-saving operation.
Pro Tip 3/3Precise Language
When talking about surgeons, use precise language to reflect the seriousness of their work.
The surgeon carefully explained the risks of the complicated procedure.
Pro Tip 1/3Specialization Matters
Surgeons specialize in certain body parts or types of surgery, so context reveals their expertise.
She consulted with a neurosurgeon for her spine surgery.
Pro Tip 2/3Life-Saving Role
Surgeons often perform critical procedures that can save lives; they're highly respected in medicine.
The heart surgeon worked tirelessly throughout the life-saving operation.
Pro Tip 3/3Precise Language
When talking about surgeons, use precise language to reflect the seriousness of their work.
The surgeon carefully explained the risks of the complicated procedure.
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David Birch: A new way...
I'll never send that message. It's just like the nurse in the hospital reporting the drunk surgeon. That message will only happen if I'm anonymous. So the system has to have ways of providing anonymity in it, otherwise, we don't get where we want to get to. So, four issues. So what are we going to do about it?
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The agony of opioid...
and we got back on the phone. We called everyone. We called surgeons and pain docs and general practitioners -- anyone we could find on the internet, and not a single one of them would help me. The few that we could speak with on the phone advised us to go back on the medication.
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"To This Day" ... for...
Don't tell me that hurts less than a broken bone, that an ingrown life is something surgeons can cut away, that there's no way for it to metastasize; it does. She was eight years old, our first day of grade three when she got called ugly. We both got moved to the back of class
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What happens during a...
heart surgeons can reroute blood flow around the blockage. These procedures reestablish circulation to the cardiac muscle, restoring heart function. Heart attack treatment is advancing, but prevention is vital. Genetics and lifestyle factors both affect your risk.
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Circumcision PIPE National...
ignoring the pain tondo shouts out cosa tradition holds that foreskins must be buried to keep sorcerers from using them in witchcraft the surgeon is also careful to clean the blade to reduce the risk of transmitting diseases such as aids
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Capturing authentic...
you regard the stories of every subject as sacred. Realize that an anecdote is oxygen that breathes life into a grey story of exposition, facts and data. What the surgeon did at home the morning he operated on a woman's brain tumor.
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A universal translator...
you need surgery you want to be operated on by a board-certified surgeon you get your board certificate and you can go out into practice and eventually if you're lucky you achieve mastery now that foundation is so important that a
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Want to be a better...
that you can be and my job I work as a surgeon and I also work as a researcher and we use sensors and motion tracking technology to design new tests and performance metrics and our goal is to help doctors to be the best that they
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How does anesthesia...
Surgeons could learn how to routinely and safely perform C-sections, reopen blocked arteries, replace damaged livers and kidneys, and many other life-saving operations. And each year, new anesthesia techniques are developed
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Ancient Rome’s most...
He returned home a gifted surgeon with a passion for anatomy and a penchant for showmanship. He gleefully entered public anatomy contests, eager to show up his fellow physicians. In one demonstration,
Video examples
David Birch: A new way...
I'll never send that message. It's just like the nurse in the hospital reporting the drunk surgeon. That message will only happen if I'm anonymous. So the system has to have ways of providing anonymity in it, otherwise, we don't get where we want to get to. So, four issues. So what are we going to do about it?
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The agony of opioid...
and we got back on the phone. We called everyone. We called surgeons and pain docs and general practitioners -- anyone we could find on the internet, and not a single one of them would help me. The few that we could speak with on the phone advised us to go back on the medication.
Video examples
"To This Day" ... for...
Don't tell me that hurts less than a broken bone, that an ingrown life is something surgeons can cut away, that there's no way for it to metastasize; it does. She was eight years old, our first day of grade three when she got called ugly. We both got moved to the back of class
Video examples
What happens during a...
heart surgeons can reroute blood flow around the blockage. These procedures reestablish circulation to the cardiac muscle, restoring heart function. Heart attack treatment is advancing, but prevention is vital. Genetics and lifestyle factors both affect your risk.
Video examples
Circumcision PIPE National...
ignoring the pain tondo shouts out cosa tradition holds that foreskins must be buried to keep sorcerers from using them in witchcraft the surgeon is also careful to clean the blade to reduce the risk of transmitting diseases such as aids
Video examples
Capturing authentic...
you regard the stories of every subject as sacred. Realize that an anecdote is oxygen that breathes life into a grey story of exposition, facts and data. What the surgeon did at home the morning he operated on a woman's brain tumor.
Video examples
A universal translator...
you need surgery you want to be operated on by a board-certified surgeon you get your board certificate and you can go out into practice and eventually if you're lucky you achieve mastery now that foundation is so important that a
Video examples
Want to be a better...
that you can be and my job I work as a surgeon and I also work as a researcher and we use sensors and motion tracking technology to design new tests and performance metrics and our goal is to help doctors to be the best that they
Video examples
How does anesthesia...
Surgeons could learn how to routinely and safely perform C-sections, reopen blocked arteries, replace damaged livers and kidneys, and many other life-saving operations. And each year, new anesthesia techniques are developed
Video examples
Ancient Rome’s most...
He returned home a gifted surgeon with a passion for anatomy and a penchant for showmanship. He gleefully entered public anatomy contests, eager to show up his fellow physicians. In one demonstration,
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Miranda Otto
Australian Actress
I ask myself, 'What is the value of acting and the attention that actors get? And yet there are so many people in the world doing incredible things for mankind, and they don't get much attention.' I do question about that, but I don't think I would've been a great doctor. I think I would've been a good surgeon. That fascinated me.
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Suki Waterhouse
English Actress
I've got nothing against plastic surgery at all. I know lots of people, young and old, who've had it. The point about good surgery is you can't see it. The important thing is not to go crazy - and not to go to a bad surgeon.
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Janet Hubert
American Actress
We are not brain surgeons. We are not curing cancer. We are not finding the next cure for Alzheimer's. We are simply and merely entertainment. We take on and wear the masks of characters. That's what we're paid to do.
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Ben Carson
American Scientist
You don't have to be a brain surgeon to be a valuable person. You become valuable because of the knowledge that you have. And that doesn't mean you won't fail sometimes. The important thing is to keep trying.
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Kevin R. Stone
American Scientist
My job as a surgeon is not just to fix a joint, but to give my patients the encouragement and tools they need to speed up their recovery and leave my clinic better than they have been in years.
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Luciana Berger
British Politician
Mental health first aiders are not designed to replace mental health professionals, or to provide services on the cheap, any more than current first aiders replace paramedics or heart surgeons.
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Luke Bryan
American Musician
I would like to be a heart surgeon or brain surgeon... something with that knowledge and the ability to save a life would be pretty cool. I wasn't that good in science class, though.
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Michael Huffington
American Politician
A surgeon will cut off a limb in order to protect the body from disease. And a commander-in-chief should pull out of a war that cannot be won in order to protect a nation.
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Laurie David
American Activist
By the way, what happened to our surgeon general who warned us about AIDS and smoking? That position has been completely stripped of power.
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Petr Cech
Czechoslovakian Athlete
Once the surgeon said the skull is strong enough with the helmet on, I decided to return to training with the team.
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Miranda Otto
Australian Actress
I ask myself, 'What is the value of acting and the attention that actors get? And yet there are so many people in the world doing incredible things for mankind, and they don't get much attention.' I do question about that, but I don't think I would've been a great doctor. I think I would've been a good surgeon. That fascinated me.
Quote examples
Suki Waterhouse
English Actress
I've got nothing against plastic surgery at all. I know lots of people, young and old, who've had it. The point about good surgery is you can't see it. The important thing is not to go crazy - and not to go to a bad surgeon.
Quote examples
Janet Hubert
American Actress
We are not brain surgeons. We are not curing cancer. We are not finding the next cure for Alzheimer's. We are simply and merely entertainment. We take on and wear the masks of characters. That's what we're paid to do.
Quote examples
Ben Carson
American Scientist
You don't have to be a brain surgeon to be a valuable person. You become valuable because of the knowledge that you have. And that doesn't mean you won't fail sometimes. The important thing is to keep trying.
Quote examples
Kevin R. Stone
American Scientist
My job as a surgeon is not just to fix a joint, but to give my patients the encouragement and tools they need to speed up their recovery and leave my clinic better than they have been in years.
Quote examples
Luciana Berger
British Politician
Mental health first aiders are not designed to replace mental health professionals, or to provide services on the cheap, any more than current first aiders replace paramedics or heart surgeons.
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Luke Bryan
American Musician
I would like to be a heart surgeon or brain surgeon... something with that knowledge and the ability to save a life would be pretty cool. I wasn't that good in science class, though.
Quote examples
Michael Huffington
American Politician
A surgeon will cut off a limb in order to protect the body from disease. And a commander-in-chief should pull out of a war that cannot be won in order to protect a nation.
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Laurie David
American Activist
By the way, what happened to our surgeon general who warned us about AIDS and smoking? That position has been completely stripped of power.
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Petr Cech
Czechoslovakian Athlete
Once the surgeon said the skull is strong enough with the helmet on, I decided to return to training with the team.
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