plural surgeons
: a medical specialist who practices surgery : a physician trained and qualified to perform surgical procedures
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Robotics have been used to assist surgeons for years, as well as to create exoskeletons for those who have suffered serious injuries.
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Dennis Ledenkof, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Sometimes, the surgeon may insert a stent from the gallbladder to the first part of the intestine (duodenum).
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2024
Size: 1 oz Dr. Howard Sobel, clinical attending cosmetic dermatologic surgeon at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, says that serums are a crucial component in an anti-aging skincare regime.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2024
The surgeons operated eight times in two weeks, filleting open the back of her leg with a two-foot incision from her glute to her calf.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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Dennis Ledenkof, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Sometimes, the surgeon may insert a stent from the gallbladder to the first part of the intestine (duodenum).
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2024
Size: 1 oz Dr. Howard Sobel, clinical attending cosmetic dermatologic surgeon at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, says that serums are a crucial component in an anti-aging skincare regime.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2024
The surgeons operated eight times in two weeks, filleting open the back of her leg with a two-foot incision from her glute to her calf.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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surgeon
noun
sur·geon
ˈsər-jən 
: a physician who specializes in surgery
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