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sawbones::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | operating surgeon, surgeon |
| Type of | medico, doctor, dr., physician, doc, md |
| Has types | cosmetic surgeon, neurosurgeon, brain surgeon, amputator, plastic surgeon |
Examples of sawbones
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Sawbones they were, and sawbones they will become once again.
From the economist.com
Munch went to see the sawbones shortly thereafter.
From the post-gazette.com
This, though, is a government which has the finesse of an 18th-century sawbones operating in the days before anaesthetic.
From the guardian.co.uk
A better analogy might compare a modern surgeon with an old-school sawbones who refused to use an MRI or other advanced technologies.
From the infowars.com
He is one of those cowboys in the Westerns who take a slug of whiskey while some sawbones is yanking a bullet out of his leg.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Another year he turned it into a demented doctor's office, setting a scene where a crazy sawbones had lost his mind in the middle of an operation.
From the omaha.com
The emperor's daughter has been born with a terrible affliction, to which palace sawbones have appended the acronym SARS-or, to give it its full name, Severe Atypical Reeking Syndrome.
From the economist.com
- Surgeon: a physician who specializes in surgery
- In medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such as the removal of diseased tissue or to repair a tear or breakage. ...
- Slang for a physician or surgeon, a medico or medical doctor; also called BONE CUTTER, "medicine man", or "croaker". See DOC, BABY DOC, ANGEL, RAMP TRAMP, ORDERLY, PECKER-CHECKER, MEDIC, CORPSMEN, BAC SI, Y SI, BAND-AID, CHOP SHOP. [nb: Vietnamese term: Nguoi Giai Phau]
- A slang term for a surgeon. Ever wondered how the character 'Bones' Star Trek got his name?
