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GORGAS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States Army surgeon who suppressed yellow fever in Havana and in the Panama Canal Zone (1854-1920)
Synonyms:
Gorgas; William Crawford Gorgas
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Instance hypernyms:
operating surgeon; sawbones; surgeon (a physician who specializes in surgery)