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Surgeon General
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surgeon-general surgeon general Surgeon-General
English
Alternative forms
en Surgeon-General
Noun
Surgeon General Surgeons General
The leading public health official in a country, state, or military division.
en chief medical officer UK chief medical advisor
Translations
leading public health official
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 軍醫總監 jūnyī zǒngjiān, cmn 公共衛生局局長 gōnggòngwèishēng jú júzhǎng
Finnish: fi korkein lääkintäviranomainen
Hungarian: hu (országos/szövetségi) hu tisztifőorvos
Portuguese: pt Ministro da Saúde
Russian: ru глава́ здравоохране́ния m, ru генера́льный хиру́рг m
Further reading
en terms where the adjective follows the noun
en Occupations People