Surgeon dentist

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Surgeon \Sur"geon\, n. [OE. surgien, OF. surgien, contr. fr.
   chirurgien. See {Chirurgeon}.]
   1. One whose profession or occupation is to cure diseases or
      injuries of the body by manual operation; one whose
      occupation is to cure local injuries or disorders (such as
      wounds, dislocations, tumors, etc.), whether by manual
      operation, or by medication and constitutional treatment.
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   2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of chaetodont fishes
      of the family {Teuthidae}, or {Acanthuridae}, which have
      one or two sharp lancelike spines on each side of the base
      of the tail. Called also {surgeon fish}, {doctor fish},
      {lancet fish}, and {sea surgeon}.
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   {Surgeon apothecary}, one who unites the practice of surgery
      with that of the apothecary. --Dunglison.

   {Surgeon dentist}, a dental surgeon; a dentist.

   {Surgeon fish}. See def. 2, above.

   {Surgeon general}.
      (a) In the United States army, the chief of the medical
          department.
      (b) In the British army, a surgeon ranking next below the
          chief of the medical department.
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