house surgeon

a surgeon who lives in a hospital in which he or she is on call.

Origin of house surgeon

First recorded in 1815–25

The House-Surgeon, speaking professionally, spoke also hopefully of undetected complications in the background.

When Ghost Meets Ghost |William Frend De Morgan
For nearly a twelvemonth he had been a house-surgeon at the Hospital of La Pitie.

The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete |Emile Zola
Juste at once called in the chief physician of the hospital where he was working as house-surgeon.

Z. Marcas |Honore de Balzac
"Found unconscious in the Liverpool train," said the house-surgeon.

The Following of the Star |Florence L. Barclay

The walkers, house-surgeon, and one or two professional men, were arranged in convenient situations to afford aid.

The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 2, August 1837 |Various

house surgeon

a house officer working in a surgical as opposed to a medical discipline Compare house physician