History and Etymology of Biological / Biochemical / Medical Terms
surgeon
Term:
surgeon
Origin:
from old French cirurgien >
Anc Greek
χειρουργός
/
chirurgos
(=manual labour,
working by hand) >
χειρ
/chir(hand) +
έργον
/
ergon(=labour)
Definition:
A medical doctor specialized in
manual operation with scalpel .
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