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nonsurgeon

nonsurgeon noun: one who is not a surgeon.

Noun

nonsurgeon (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

Forms of nonsurgeon

pluralnonsurgeons

Origin of nonsurgeon

From non- + surgeon.

Questions about nonsurgeon

What does nonsurgeon mean?
Nonsurgeon means one who is not a surgeon.
What part of speech is nonsurgeon?
Nonsurgeon is a noun.
What is the plural of nonsurgeon?
The plural of nonsurgeon is nonsurgeons.

Words near nonsurgeon in the dictionary

  1. nonsurcharged
  2. nonsurety
  3. nonsurface
  4. nonsurfactant
  5. nonsurfactants
  6. nonsurgeon
  7. nonsurgeons
  8. nonsurgical
  9. nonsurgically
  10. nonsurjective
  11. nonsurplus

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