Definition of medical specialist Medical specialist
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What does medical specialist mean?
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| medical specialist - practices one branch of medicine | ||
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| physician, doc, dr., medico, doctor, md children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office; "the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor" | ||
| anaesthetist, anesthesiologist, anesthetist a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated | ||
| baby doctor, paediatrician, pediatrician, pediatrist a specialist in the care of babies | ||
| cardiologist, heart specialist, heart surgeon a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart | ||
| chiropodist, foot doctor, podiatrist a specialist in care for the feet | ||
| dermatologist, skin doctor a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin | ||
| diagnostician, pathologist a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis | ||
| diplomate medical specialist whose competence has been certified by a diploma granted by an appropriate professional group | ||
| ear doctor, ear specialist, otologist a physician who specializes in the ear and its diseases | ||
| embryologist a physician who specializes in embryology | ||
| endocrinologist physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the endocrine system | ||
| ear-nose-and-throat doctor, ent man, otolaryngologist, otorhinolaryngologist, rhinolaryngologist a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat | ||
| geriatrician, gerontologist a specialist in gerontology | ||
| gynaecologist, gynecologist, woman's doctor a specialist in gynecology | ||
| haematologist, hematologist a doctor who specializes in diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs | ||
| hygienist a medical specialist in hygiene | ||
| internist a specialist in internal medicine | ||
| brain doctor, neurologist a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it | ||
| accoucheur, obstetrician a physician specializing in obstetrics | ||
| oncologist a specialist in oncology | ||
| eye doctor, ophthalmologist, oculist a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye | ||
| orthopaedist, orthopedist a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children) | ||
| orthoptist a specialist in orthoptics | ||
| proctologist a doctor specializing in diseases of the rectum and anus | ||
| psychiatrist, shrink, head-shrinker a physician who specializes in psychiatry | ||
| radiographer a person who makes radiographs | ||
| radiologist, radiotherapist a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease | ||
| rheumatologist a physician specializing in rheumatic diseases | ||
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