Chirurgeon

From LoveToKnow 1911

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CHIRURGEON, one whose profession it is to cure disease by operating with the hand. The word in its original form is now obsolete. It derives from the Mid. Eng. cirurgien or sirurgien, through the Fr. from the Gr. xetpoup-y63, one who operates with the hand (from Xeip, hand, i'pyov, work); from the early form is derived the modern word "surgeon." "Chirurgeon" is a 1 6th century reversion to the Greek origin. (See SURGERY.)

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