"surgeoncy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɝ.d͡ʒən.si/ [US] Forms: surgeoncies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒənsi Etymology: surgeon + -cy Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|surgeon|cy}} surgeon + -cy Head templates: {{en-noun}} surgeoncy (plural surgeoncies)
  1. (now chiefly India) The office or employment of a surgeon, either in the naval or military service, or in a hospital as a resident or house officer. Tags: India Related terms: housemanship, residency
    Sense id: en-surgeoncy-en-noun-AwbMjTkN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -cy, Indian English

Inflected forms

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