| 1. | the chief of medical services in one of the armed forces. |
| 2. | (initial capital letters ) the head of the U.S. Bureau of Public Health or, in some states, of a state health agency. |

Surgeon General n. pl. Surgeons General
The chief general officer in the medical departments of the U.S. Army, Navy, or Air Force.
The chief medical officer in the U.S. Public Health Service or in a state public health service.