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Surgeon General

ˌSurgeon ˈGeneral  1. the chief medical officer of the US Public Health Service. The Surgeon General is responsible for giving advice about health and finding out whether particular chemicals, foods etc are safe. For example, bottles of alcohol and packages of cigarettes that are sold in the US must have labels with the Surgeon General's warning.2. the chief medical officer of the US army, navy, or air force


Surgeon General
ˌSurgeon ˈGeneral
1. the chief medical officer of the US Public Health Service. The Surgeon General is responsible for giving advice about health and finding out whether particular chemicals, foods etc are safe. For example, bottles of alcohol and packages of cigarettes that are sold in the US must have labels with the Surgeon General's warning.
2. the chief medical officer of the US army, navy, or air force


Surgeon GeneralBrE /ˌsɜːdʒən ˈdʒenrəl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsɜːrdʒən ˈdʒenrəl/ 🔊 noun (
plural
Surgeons General
)
(in the US) the head of a public health service or of a medical service in the armed forces (美国)卫生局局长,军医处长Surgeon General's warning: cigarette smoking causes cancer卫生局局长警告大家:吸烟致癌