/ Dictionary / Index G Gorgas: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Gor•gas Pronunciation: (gôr'gus), [key] 1854–1920, U.S. physician and epidemiologist: chief sanitary officer of the Panama Canal 1904–13; surgeon general of the U.S. Army 1914–18. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: gorgas (Thesaurus) Gorey gorge Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language