heart surgeon
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3.3
- noun
- /hɑrt ˈsɜrdʒən/
:
cirujano cardíaco
- I'm a certified heart surgeon.
- a pediatric heart surgeon
- a renowned heart surgeon
- a good heart surgeon
You know, I spent my entire life becoming a heart surgeon, preparing to be a heart surgeon.
- You know, I spent my entire life becoming a heart surgeon, preparing to be a heart surgeon.
- If that guy goes and writes a book for other heart surgeons, he becomes an authority because he wrote a book.
- The specialist is a guy who went to the same school as him, put in the same amount of time as an MD as well, but he's a heart surgeon.
- So if someone's got, let's say, a heart problem, a brain problem, and they need that heart problem or brain problem fixed while they're going to go to a brain surgeon or a heart surgeon.
- My phone is off and away unless I'm a heart surgeon when I'm working creatively.
Examples
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But I do have an uncle who is a heart surgeon.
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There, we can ask a heart surgeon friend of ours to get an explanation.
Fiction book (2001) -
I'm in love with a heart surgeon.
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I wanted to be the world's greatest heart surgeon, just one better than my dad.
Fiction book (1992) -
You kind of hope your heart surgeon doesn't need luck.
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I also understand this: he is the best pediatric heart surgeon in the state, one of the best in the country.
Fiction book (2001) -
Sydney's father is a heart surgeon.
Fiction book (2001) -
You're the most amazing heart surgeon she's ever worked with.
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I'm a heart surgeon.
Fiction book (2002) -
Dr. Smith is a highly respected heart surgeon known for his innovative techniques.
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a transparent noun–noun compound: a B1 learner who knows 'heart' (the organ) and 'surgeon' (a medical professional performing operations) can readily infer it means a surgeon who operates on the heart. The compositional pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so the meaning is predictable from the parts.
Etymology
Heart surgeon combines heart, the organ that pumps blood, and surgeon, a doctor who does operations. It comes from the literal work of 'operating on the heart', so it means 'a doctor who performs surgery on the heart and its blood vessels'.