HyperDic: gorgas

English > 1 sense of the word Gorgas:
NOUNperson Gorgas, William Crawford GorgasUnited States Army surgeon who suppressed yellow fever in Havana and in the Panama Canal Zone (1854-1920)
Gorgas > pronunciation
Soundsgao'rgahz
Rhymesabuzz ... wages: 30 rhymes with ahz...
English > Gorgas: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningUnited States Army surgeon who suppressed yellow fever in Havana and in the Panama Canal Zone (1854-1920).
SynonymWilliam Crawford Gorgas
Instance ofsurgeon, operating surgeon, sawbonesA physician who specializes in surgery / surgery

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