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Definition: doctor fish
Surgeon
\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.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of ch[ae]todont
fishes of the family
Teuthid[ae], or
Acanthurid[ae],
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.
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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.
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