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SURGEON GENERAL

Pronunciation (US):

• SURGEON GENERAL (noun)
The noun SURGEON GENERAL has 2 senses:

1. the head of the United States Public Health Service
2. the senior medical officer in an army or navy

Familiarity information: SURGEON GENERAL used as a noun is rare.

• SURGEON GENERAL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The head of the United States Public Health Service

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Surgeon General" is a kind of...):

executive; executive director (a person responsible for the administration of a business)

Sense 2

Surgeon General ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

The senior medical officer in an army or navy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Surgeon General" is a kind of...):

medic; medical officer (a medical practitioner in the armed forces)

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