Definition of surgeon

cheir-ergon - Physician who does surgical procedures (hand work)


Etymology of surgeon

greek Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French surgien, contraction of Old French serurgien, based on Latin chirurgia, from Greek kheirourgia ‘handiwork, surgery’, from kheir ‘hand’ + ergon ‘work’



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