noun
a medical practitioner in the armed forces
• Syn: ↑medic
• Hypernyms: ↑medical practitioner, ↑medical man
• Hyponyms: ↑flight surgeon, ↑Surgeon General
• Member Holonyms: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine
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a person, usually a doctor, employed in an organization to deal with medical and health matters
Useful english dictionary. 2012.