nonsurgeon

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noun

One who is not a surgeon.

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Meanings

nounnonsurgeon (plural nonsurgeons)

plural nonsurgeons

  1. One who is not a surgeon.

    Commonly, the surgeons view nonsurgeons with disdain. The most disdain is directed toward the “shrinks” or the “spooks,” as the psychiatrists are called.

    1975, Robert O. Pasnau, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, page 124

Origin

From non- + surgeon.

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APA

nonsurgeon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsurgeon

MLA

“nonsurgeon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsurgeon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonsurgeon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsurgeon.

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