Surgeon
['sɜːdʒ(ə)n] or ['sɝdʒən]
Definition
(n.) One whose profession or occupation is to cure diseases or injuries of the body by manual operation; one whose occupation is to cure local injuries or disorders (such as wounds, dislocations, tumors, etc.), whether by manual operation, or by medication and constitutional treatment.
(n.) Any one of numerous species of chaetodont fishes of the family Teuthidae, or Acanthuridae, which have one or two sharp lancelike spines on each side of the base of the tail. Called also surgeon fish, doctor fish, lancet fish, and sea surgeon.
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Definition
n. one who treats injuries or diseases by manual operations.—ns. Sur′geoncy Sur′geonship the office or employment of a surgeon in the army or navy; Sur′gery act and art of treating lesions or malformations of the human body by manual operations mediate and immediate: a place for surgical operations.—adj. Sur′gical pertaining to surgeons or to surgery: done by surgery.—adv. Sur′gically.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of a surgeon, denotes you are threatened by enemies who are close to you in business. For a young woman, this dream promises a serious illness from which she will experience great inconvenience.
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Examples
- I told his impudence that the gilt pestle and mortar was quite ornament enough; as if I was born, indeed, to be a country surgeon's wife! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- In the most extreme agitation I hurried after the surgeon and brought him with me in my carriage. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The other party, and a surgeon, I suppose,' said Mr. Snodgrass; 'take a drop of brandy. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- In the midst of this, Rachael returned; and with her party there was a surgeon, who brought some wine and medicines. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Vice,' said the surgeon, replacing the curtain, 'takes up her abode in many temples; and who can say that a fair outside shell not enshrine her? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- When we got back, it was after moonrise: a pony, which we knew to be the surgeon's, was standing at the garden door. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- But Horsfall has this virtue, added the surgeon--drunk or sober, she always remembers to obey _me_. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He is a surgeon of the Ospedale Maggiore. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- On finding that the case was no better the next morning they decided to send to Anglebury for a surgeon. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- It was a gentleman of a dark complexion--a young surgeon. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I have forgotten to mention--at least I have not mentioned--that Mr. Woodcourt was the same dark young surgeon whom we had met at Mr. Badger's. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Could another surgeon see it? Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The surgeon gave him a composing draught, and ordered us to leave him undisturbed. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Attend to the poor girl,' said the first surgeon then. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I was his landlord, grimly answers Krook, taking the candle from the surgeon's outstretched hand. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Their surgeons understood the use of an?sthetics, and performed some of the most difficult operations known. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They have got some remarkably fine skeletons lately at the College of Surgeons, says Mr. Candy, across the table, in a loud cheerful voice. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Lock the chamber door against the surgeons; turn them out if they get in. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He was one of those surgeons whom it is dangerous to vex--abrupt in his best moods, in his worst savage. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Newspapers and magazines were full of the remarkable X-ray achievements of surgeons in charge of the various European war hospitals. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- There were two hundred armed men this time, with ten officers and two surgeons, and provisions for a week. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- In the treatment of chilblains we give a detailed list of formulas from the works and practice of a number of the most eminent physicians and surgeons. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- He paroled his prisoners at Jackson, and was forced to leave his own wounded in care of surgeons and attendants. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Surgeons were sent for, and she sat supporting his head. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Surgeons in charge of hospitals will report convalescents as fast as they become fit for duty. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- But maybe you are the surgeons. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The first of the surgeons came, and asked, before proceeding to his examination, 'Who brought him in? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Owing, however, to the energy and skill of the surgeons the suffering was not so great as it might have been. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- They say many of the poor patients at the hospitalswho tremble before some pitiless and selfish surgeons, welcome him. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
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