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Surgeon
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A doctor who removes or repairs a part of the body by operating on the patient. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
A physician who treats disease, injury, and deformity by operation or manipulation that involves gaining access to the patient's body by incisional access. (NCI Thesaurus)
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