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Definition of Surgeon General noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Surgeon General

noun

/ˌsɜːdʒən ˈdʒenrəl/

/ˌsɜːrdʒən ˈdʒenrəl/

(plural Surgeons General)

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(in the US) the head of a public health service or of a medical service in the armed forces
- Surgeon General’s warning: cigarette smoking causes cancer
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