Meaning

1 senses
  1. The leading public health official in a country, state, or military division.

    глава́ здравоохране́нияglavá zdravooxranénija, генера́льный хиру́ргgenerálʹnyj xirúrg

    the head of the United States Public Health Service

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Health officials, including the U.S. surgeon general, are urging parents to get their children vaccinated.

Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
leading public health official:

Forms

plural: Surgeons General

Synonyms

2 synonyms

See also

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