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Meanings of surgical assistant in English

Spanish
asistente quirurgico
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assistent quirúrgic

Person who assists with a surgical operation under the direction of a surgeon.

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        Examples for "surgeon's assistant"
        Examples for "surgeon's assistant"
        1
        The surgeon's assistant was a student from Sinaloa who had apprenticed himself here.
        Blood Meridian
        2
        He calls his wife Marian, who is a surgeon's assistant, to tell her that Peyton is with him.
        The new yorker
        3
        The people now collected together to ascertain who had perished, when sixteen were missing: the captain, surgeon's assistant, and fourteen of the crew.
        The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 14,...
        4
        Hearing that a surgeon's assistant in the Civil Service was wanted, although he knew nothing whatever of medicine, he determined to apply for it.
        Pushing to the Front
        1
        The assistant surgeon temporarily bandaged his arm when he reached the ship.
        Among Malay Pirates : a Tale of Adventure and Peril
        2
        Parks; surgeon, Robert Anderson; assistant surgeon, Edward Adams; clerk in charge, Edward Whitehead.
        Our Sailors: Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's...
        3
        The above cases came to my notice as assistant surgeon at this hospital.
        Report on the Condition of the South
        4
        George P. Dykes was appointed adjutant and William McIntyre assistant surgeon.
        Mormon Settlement in Arizona / A Record of Peaceful Conquest of ...
        5
        Maclean; surgeon, John S. Peddie; assistant surgeon, Alexander McDonald; clerk in charge, Edwin G.H.
        Our Sailors: Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's...
        1
        There were also a surgeon , assistant-surgeon , two midshipmen, master's mate, a volunteer (1st class), purser, carpenter, clerk, boatswain, eight marines, thirty-four seamen, and six boys.
        Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1
        1
        The chemist went back to his laboratory and sought his first assistant.
        The Skylark of Space
        2
        They had secured to their side the firemen and the first assistant engineer.
        Harrigan
        3
        No one should touch the wound but the operator and his first assistant.
        Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891
        4
        The writer was elected the first assistant secretary of that gathering.
        The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920
        5
        Leon Bolter was made a first assistant engineer, and Fred Faggs the second.
        Within The Enemy's Lines
        Usage of surgical assistant in English
        1
        Unlike Iron Mike, Rodney went into medicine and he's a surgical assistant at a hospital in California.
        The Guardian
        2
        "I have been his surgical assistant for more than nine years," said she.
        Mrs. Red Pepper
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