What does cirurgião in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word cirurgião in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cirurgião in Portuguese.

The word cirurgião in Portuguese means surgeon, cirurgião, cirurgião, cirurgião dentista, cirurgião plástico, cirurgião geral, acanturídeo. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cirurgião

surgeon

substantivo masculino (médico autorizado a fazer cirurgias)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cirurgião

noun (doctor performs surgery) (que faz cirurgia)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
O cirurgião preparou-se para operar o paciente.
The surgeon prepared to operate on the patient.

cirurgião

noun (slang (surgeon)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

cirurgião dentista

noun (dentist who carries out surgery)

I needed two appointments with my dental surgeon just to get that tooth pulled.

cirurgião plástico

noun (cosmetic surgery) (médico que faz cirurgias estéticas)

The actor went to see a plastic surgeon, as he wanted to look younger.

cirurgião geral

noun (US (United States' chief medical officer) (médico chefe nos EUA)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The Surgeon General warns that smoking may be hazardous to your health.

acanturídeo

noun (US (fish) (espécie de peixe)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The angler got a tang on his hook.

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