operating surgeon
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈɑːpəˌreɪtɪŋ ˈsɜːrdʒən/
- Specialized
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cirujano
- During the surgery, the operating surgeon called for assistance to address unexpected complications.
Examples
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General Tillery is the chief operating surgeon who wrote those orders.
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Of greater immediate importance to the operating surgeon is CT's value as a road map.
Academic text (2002) -
This led the authors to propose that perhaps the operating surgeon is more cautious when operating on the ear of a female patient.
Academic text (1996) -
Iatrogenic injury to the facial nerve is the most devastating complication of middle ear surgery, both to the patient and the operating surgeon.
Academic text (1996) -
The main operating surgeons were consultants (n=55) or senior trainees (n=7).
Academic text (2007) -
The operating surgeon carefully reviewed the patient's medical history before the procedure began.
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Before starting the operation, the operating surgeon communicated the risks to the patient's family.
Synonyms
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3.2
A doctor who performs operations to treat injuries or illnesses
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9.9
An old word for a doctor who cuts the body to treat injuries
A doctor who operates on people to treat injuries
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward noun phrase where the present-participial adjective 'operating' (to operate in surgery) directly modifies 'surgeon' (a doctor who performs surgery). A B1 learner who knows 'operate' and 'surgeon' can readily infer 'operating surgeon' means the surgeon who is performing the operation; this compositional, cross-linguistically common structure is fully predictable.
Etymology
Operating surgeon comes from the simple picture of a surgeon who is operating at the operating table, so it names the doctor who 'performs the surgery'.