surgeon

  • 101surgeon general — sur′geon gen′eral n. pl. surgeons general 1) the chief of medical services in one of the armed forces 2) (caps.) the head of the U.S. Bureau of Public Health or, in some states, of a state health agency …

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  • 102surgeon's knot — sur′geon s knot n. a knot resembling a reef knot, used by surgeons for tying ligatures and the like • Etymology: 1805–15 …

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  • 103surgeon general — /sɜdʒən ˈdʒɛnrəl/ (say serjuhn jenruhl) noun (plural surgeons general) the chief of medical service in the navy …

  • 104surgeon's knot — /ˌsɜdʒənz ˈnɒt/ (say .serjuhnz not) noun a knot resembling a reef knot but with a double turn in the first part, used by surgeons for tying ligatures, etc …

  • 105Surgeon General — The chief medical officer of the United States Public Health Service …

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  • 106surgeon's knot — noun any of several knots used in tying stitches or ligatures • Hypernyms: ↑knot …

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  • 107surgeon commander — noun : an officer in a medical corps (as of the British Navy) having the rank of commander …

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  • 108surgeon's agaric — noun : a preparation in the form of a powder or thick feltlike sheets of an agaric (Fomes fomentarius) formerly used as a hemostatic …

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  • 109Flight Surgeon Badge (United States) — The Flight Surgeon Badge is a military badge of the United States Armed Forces which has existed since the Second World War. The Flight Surgeon Badge is presented to those members of the military who are both qualified medical officers and… …

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  • 110John Hunter (surgeon) — Infobox Medical Person name =John Hunter image = box width = image width = caption =Engraving from portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds in the Royal College of Surgeons. The skeleton of the Irish Giant Charles Byrne is in the background. birth date… …

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