| dental surgeon | A general practitioner of dentistry; a dentist with the D.D.S. Or D.M.D. Degree. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| superior dental branches of superior dental plexus | Branches passing from the superior dental plexus to the roots of the teeth of the upper jaw. Synonym: rami dentales superiores plexus dentalis superioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| inferior dental branches of inferior dental plexus | Branches passing from the inferior dental plexus to the roots of the teeth of the lower jaw. Synonym: rami dentales inferiores plexus dentalis inferioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| attending surgeon | A surgical member of the attending staff of a hospital. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vascular surgeon | A physician specialist expert in the surgical management of occlusive diseases of the blood vessels. (27 Sep 1997) |
| general surgeon | A physician specialist expert in the surgical management of disease. (27 Sep 1997) |
| reproductive surgeon | An ob-gyn or urologist who specialises in the surgical correction of anatomical disorders that impair reproductive function. (09 Oct 1997) |
| colorectal surgeon | <specialist> A specialist that is expert in the surgical care of colorectal disease (for example haemorrhoids, cancer). (11 Mar 1998) |
| plastic surgeon | A surgeon who specialises in reducing scarring or disfigurement that may occur as a result of accidents, birth defects, or treatment for diseases (such as melanoma). (12 Dec 1998) |
| hand surgeon | <specialist> A physician specialist expert in the surgical case management of hand disorders. (27 Sep 1997) |
| sea surgeon | <zoology> A surgeon fish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| house surgeon | The senior member of the surgical house staff responsible for the execution of the orders of the attending surgeon, and who also substitutes when the latter is absent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| surgeon | <specialist> A medically qualified doctor who has specialised in the removal of organs, masses, tumours, the repair of ruptures, the diversion of channels etc using the knife. Traditionally in old England this was left to unqualified barbers and presumably because of inverted snobbery, the modern day medically qualified surgeons may prefer to be addressed as Mr or Miss instead of Dr. Surgeons are generally highly thought of and even worshipped because the results of their work are generally easily visible (tangible). (16 Dec 1997) |
| surgeon general | The chief medical officer in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, or Public Health Service. In some foreign military services any member of the medical corps who has the rank of general, not necessarily the chief medical officer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| surgeon's knot | The first loop of the knot has two throws rather than a single throw. The second loop has only one throw and that is placed in a square knot fashion leaving the free ends in the same plane as the first loop. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oral surgeon | <specialist> A physician specialist expert in the surgical treatment of the jaw, face, teeth and associated structures. (11 Jan 1998) |