Naval surgeon
Person responsible for the health of the people aboard a ship at sea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A naval surgeon, or less commonly ship's doctor, is the person responsible for the health of the ship's company aboard a warship. The term appears often in reference to Royal Navy's medical personnel during the Age of Sail.
The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United Kingdom and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (August 2015) |