surgeons
Operating room doctors
Surgeons are physicians who perform operations—cutting into the body to repair, remove, or replace tissue.
The term distinguishes them from doctors who treat patients primarily through medication or other non-invasive means.
Surgeons specialize by body system or procedure type: a heart surgeon, a brain surgeon, plastic surgeons.
Brain surgeon and rocket scientist serve as stock examples of demanding professions: It's not brain surgery.
Controlled cut into tissue
- excisionCutting out of tissue
- resectionSurgical tissue removal
- anastomosisJoining of tubular structures
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
transplant · biopsy · debridement · ablation · amputation · bypass · reconstruction · implantation
Precise surgical knife
- sutureMedical wound closure
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
- retractorTool exposing surgical field
- clampDevice for holding tight
hemostat · cautery · needle · scissors · stapler · probe · dilator · speculum
Medical staff uniform
Anatomical cutting and examination
- cadaverBody for dissection
- organsFunctional body parts
- tissuesSoft disposable paper sheets
- musculatureArrangement of muscles
physiology · cardiovascular · gastrointestinal · neuroanatomy · viscera · thoracic · abdominal · vascular
Doctor administering surgical sedation
- residentOne who inhabits
- fellowMan or companion
- attendingBeing at an event
- assistantOne who aids another
intern · anesthetist · consultant · registrar
Venue for live drama
Skillful hand coordination
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
focus · stamina · decisiveness · composure · technique · proficiency · finesse · accuracy
After an operation
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- follow-upSubsequent action on something
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
complications · mobility · prognosis · checkup · bandaging
incision
Controlled cut into tissue
- excisionCutting out of tissue
- resectionSurgical tissue removal
- anastomosisJoining of tubular structures
grafting · transplant · biopsy · debridement · ablation · amputation · bypass · reconstruction · implantation · extraction
scalpel
Precise surgical knife
clamp · hemostat · cautery · needle · scissors · stapler · probe · dilator · speculum · trocar
scrubs
Medical staff uniform
dissection
Anatomical cutting and examination
musculature · physiology · cardiovascular · gastrointestinal · neuroanatomy · viscera · thoracic · abdominal · vascular · skeletal
anesthesiologist
Doctor administering surgical sedation
assistant · intern · anesthetist · consultant · registrar
theater
Venue for live drama
drapes · lights · ventilator
dexterity
Skillful hand coordination
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
concentration · focus · stamina · decisiveness · composure · technique · proficiency · finesse · accuracy · judgment
postoperative
After an operation
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- follow-upSubsequent action on something
discharge · complications · mobility · prognosis · checkup · bandaging
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Mental health physicians
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Those who construct things
constructors · architects · assemblers · creators · craftsmen
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Kills and prepares livestock
hacks · quacks · charlatans · slaughterers · torturers
- brain surgeonPhysician operating on craniums
- plastic surgeonPhysician altering physical appearance
- heart surgeonPhysician who operates cardiovascularly
- trauma surgeonDoctor for life-threatening injuries
- eye surgeonPhysician operating on vision organs
- oral surgeonDoctor operating on jaws
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