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ˈsɔˌboʊnzsaw·bones

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. surgeon, operating surgeon, sawbonesnoun

    a physician who specializes in surgery

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  1. sawbonesnoun

    A surgeon.

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  1. sawbones

    Sawbones is a colloquial or slang term referring to a surgeon or physician, originating from the history of medicine when surgeons often had to saw through bones during various procedures. It was mainly used in the past and is less common in modern usage.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sawbonesnoun

    a nickname for a surgeon

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sawbones in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sawbones in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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    relating to a technique that does not involve puncturing the skin or entering a body cavity
    A disjointed
    B brilliant
    C noninvasive
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