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語源

From 中期英語 surgien, borrowed from Anglo-Norman surgien, sirogen (Old French surgien et al.), from Vulgar Latin *chīrurgiānus, from Latin chīrūrgia (“surgery”), from chīrurgus (“surgeon”), borrowed from Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”). Doublet of chirurgeon.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈsɜːd͡ʒən/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈsɝd͡ʒən/
• 韻: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒən

名詞

surgeon (plural surgeons)

1. One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals.

   The surgeon refused to operate because the patient was her son.

2. A surgeonfish.

使用する際の注意点

• In the UK, a surgeon holds a fellowship or a postgraduate degree in order to be known as a surgeon. For instance: FRCS or Master of Surgery
• In the United States, a surgeon belongs to a subcategory of doctors (physicians) whose practice is largely or exclusively focused on surgery. They generally hold a credential from a medical body regulating the specialty in which they practice.

同意語

• sawbones (slang)
• cutter (slang)
• chirurgeon (archaic)

派生語

Further reading

• surgeon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia