Surgeon General

See also: surgeon-general, surgeon general, and Surgeon-General

English

Alternative forms

• Surgeon-General

Noun

Surgeon General (plural Surgeons General)

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

   Synonyms: (UK) chief medical officer, chief medical advisor

Translations

leading public health official

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 軍醫總監 / 军医总监 (jūnyī zǒngjiān), 公共衛生局局長 / 公共卫生局局长 (gōnggòngwèishēng jú júzhǎng)

• Finnish: korkein lääkintäviranomainen
• Hungarian: (országos/szövetségi) tisztifőorvos (hu)
• Portuguese: Ministro da Saúde
• Russian: глава́ здравоохране́ния m (glavá zdravooxranénija), генера́льный хиру́рг m (generálʹnyj xirúrg)