Sur"geon (?), n. [OE. surgien,
OF. surgien, contr. fr. chirurgien. See
Chirurgeon.] 1. 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.
2. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous
species of chætodont fishes of the family Teuthidæ,
or Acanthuridæ, 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.
Surgeon apothecary, one who unites the
practice of surgery with that of the apothecary.
Dunglison. -- Surgeon dentist, a dental
surgeon; a dentist. -- Surgeon fish. See
def. 2, above. -- Surgeon general.
(a) In the United States army, the chief of the
medical department. (b) In the British army,
a surgeon ranking next below the chief of the medical
department.
Sur"geon (?), n. [OE. surgien,
OF. surgien, contr. fr. chirurgien. See
Chirurgeon.] 1. 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.
2. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous
species of chætodont fishes of the family Teuthidæ,
or Acanthuridæ, 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.
Surgeon apothecary, one who unites the
practice of surgery with that of the apothecary.
Dunglison. -- Surgeon dentist, a dental
surgeon; a dentist. -- Surgeon fish. See
def. 2, above. -- Surgeon general.
(a) In the United States army, the chief of the
medical department. (b) In the British army,
a surgeon ranking next below the chief of the medical
department.
