SURGEON

n. Su6r'ju3n. Formerly spelled chirurgeon or cheirurgeon. Gr., xtlP vPYs (from x'P, the hand, and Ipyov, work). Lat., chirurgus, vulnerum medic us. Fr., chirurgien. Ger., Wundarzt, Chirurg. One who practices surgery. S.-apothecary. A medical practitioner that has pa ed the examinations of the Royal College of Surgeons and the London Apothecaries'1 Society, [o, 34.] S.-dentist. An old term for a s. whose practice was limited to dentistry, [a, 34.] Veterinary s. Fr.,veterinaire. Ger.,Thierarzt. A s. who devotes himself to diseases of the domestic animals. [E.] E. he; E2, ell; G, go; I, die; I2, in; N, in; N2, tank; [s. 572]