surgeon's knot

noun

A knot derived from the reef knot, commonly used by surgeons.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounsurgeon's knot (plural surgeon's knots)

plural surgeon's knots · alternative surgeons' knot

  1. A knot derived from the reef knot, commonly used by surgeons.

Translations

Finnish kirurginsolmu
  • kirurginsolmuknot commonly used by surgeons
Japanese 外科結び
  • 外科結び (gekamusubi)knot commonly used by surgeons
Cite this entry
APA

surgeon's knot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surgeon's%20knot

MLA

“surgeon's knot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surgeon's%20knot. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surgeon's knot,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surgeon's%20knot.

Source: surgeon's knot on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.