Definition of Flight surgeon

1. Noun. A medical officer specializing in aviation medicine.

Generic synonyms: Medic, Medical Officer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flight Surgeon

flight mode
flight nurse
flight of fancy
flight of ideas
flight of stairs
flight of steps
flight or fight response
flight path
flight paths
flight plan
flight recorder
flight recorders
flight risk
flight simulator
flight strip
flight surgeon (current term)
flightcraft
flighted
flighted(ip)
flighten
flighter
flighters
flightier
flightiest
flightily
flightiness
flightinesses
flighting
flightless
flightless bird

Literary usage of Flight surgeon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Aviation Medicine in the A. E. F. by William Holland Wilmer (1920)
"Personally, I do not believe the flight surgeon should prescribe or treat except for minor ailments when the patient reports for sick call or in quarters. ..."

2. The Oxford Medicine by Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie (1920)
"The specialist in aviation medicine is known as the flight surgeon. The Flight Surgeon. — The flight surgeon is a physician trained in aviation medicine. ..."

3. What America Did: A Record of Achievement in the Prosecution of the War by Florence Finch Kelly (1919)
"The flight surgeon, specialized out of the army medical officer, was one of the ... The end of hostilities saw at least one flight surgeon at every aviation ..."

4. Green Light!: Men of the 81st Troop Carrier Squadron Tell Their Story by Martin Wolfe (1989)
"The flight surgeon pushed him back down. The way the flight surgeon shook his head made me realize this poor man was about out of time. ..."

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