- surgeon
- nounADJECTIVE▪ distinguished, eminent, leading, renowned, top▪ brilliant, good, skilled▪ pioneering (esp. BrE)▪ chief, consultant (BrE), senior▪ qualified▪ general▪ specialist (BrE)▪ brain, cardiac, eye, heart, orthopaedic/orthopedic, transplant, trauma▪ cosmetic, plastic▪
A plastic surgeon successfully rebuilt his nose.
▪a board-certified plastic surgeon (AmE)
▪ dental, veterinary▪ army, flight (AmE), police (BrE)VERB + SURGEON▪ be, work as▪ become, qualify as (BrE)▪He is determined to qualify as a surgeon.
▪ seeSURGEON + VERB▪ operate, perform sth▪the surgeon who will operate on you
▪Surgeons performed two operations on him yesterday.
▪ insert sth, place sth, remove sth▪Surgeons removed her right leg above the knee.
▪ make an incisionPHRASES▪ the surgeon's knife (often figurative)▪Many people are terrified at the thought of the surgeon's knife.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.