English Explanatory Dictionary

chirurgeon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A doctor or surgeon.

Pronunciation

/kaɪˈɹɜːdʒən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-chirurgeon.wav

Word forms

chirurgeon chirurgeons chirurgian chirurgion chyrurgeon

Etymology

From Middle English cirurgien, borrowed from Old French cirurgiien, itself borrowed from Vulgar Latin *chīrurgiānus or formed from the root of cirurgie, borrowed from Latin chirurgia, ultimately from Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós). Doublet of surgeon.

Related words

chirurgical chirurgery chirurgie

Derived words

chirurgeonly
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