Gorgas

Other forms: Gorgases

Definitions of Gorgas
  1. noun
    United States Army surgeon who suppressed yellow fever in Havana and in the Panama Canal Zone (1854-1920)
    synonyms: William Crawford Gorgas
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    operating surgeon, sawbones, surgeon
    a physician who specializes in surgery
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