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Definition of Sea surgeon

Sea surgeon
Sea surgeon Sea" sur"geon (Zo["o]l.) A surgeon fish.
sea surgeon
Surgeon Sur"geon, n. [OE. surgien, OF. surgien, contr. fr. chirurgien. See Chirurgeon.] 1. One whose profession or occupation is to cure diseases or injuries of the body by manual operation; one whose occupation is to cure local injuries or disorders (such as wounds, dislocations, tumors, etc.), whether by manual operation, or by medication and constitutional treatment. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of ch[ae]todont fishes of the family Teuthid[ae], or Acanthurid[ae], which have one or two sharp lancelike spines on each side of the base of the tail. Called also surgeon fish, doctor fish, lancet fish, and sea surgeon. Surgeon apothecary, one who unites the practice of surgery with that of the apothecary. --Dunglison. Surgeon dentist, a dental surgeon; a dentist. Surgeon fish. See def. 2, above. Surgeon general. (a) In the United States army, the chief of the medical department. (b) In the British army, a surgeon ranking next below the chief of the medical department.

Meaning of Sea surgeon from wikipedia

- John Banister (both of whom had served at sea early in their careers) did much to ensure that naval surgeons were properly qualified and prepared. Clowes...
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- Foreman/Election Officer 2 episodes 1964 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Surgeon S1.E13, "The Blizzard Makers" 1964 77 Sunset Strip Police Chief (uncredited)...
- explorer and orientalist Peter Forsskål with its type locality given as the Red Sea. Forsskål proposed Acant****rus as a subgenus of Chaetodon although he recognised...
- Margaret Anne Bulkley, or Bulkeley; c. 1789 – 25 July 1865) was a military surgeon in the British Army. Originally from the city of Cork in Ireland, Barry...
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- 1773 – 25 March 1842) was an Irish surgeon who served in the Royal Navy. Born in Derry, Ireland, he joined as a surgeon's mate in 1791 at the age of 18. He...
- A surgeon's mate was a rank in the Royal Navy for a medically trained ****istant to the ship's surgeon. The rank was renamed ****istant surgeon in 1805...
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