SURGEON


Meaning of SURGEON in English

■ noun

1》 a medical practitioner qualified to practise surgery.

2》 a doctor in the navy.

Origin

ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. surgien , contr. of OFr. serurgien , based on L. chirurgia , from Gk kheirourgia 'handiwork, surgery'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.