surgeon

(sur’jun) [L. chirur’gio; Fr. chirurgien). A practitioner of surgery. 8.-apothecary, in Great Britain, a practitioner who has pa ed the examinations required of a surgeon and an apothecary. barber-s., formerly a barber who was authorized to practise surgery. s.-dentist, an authorized practitioner of dental surgery. 8.- general, the chief surgeon of an army or navy. ouse-8., the chief surgical intern of a hospital. post-s., the surgeon of an established army post.