/spɛˈʃʌlʌsts/ - [speshulusts] -
We found 3 definitions of specialists from 2 different sources.
NounPlural: specialists |
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specialist - practices one branch of medicine | ||
medical specialist | ||
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 | ||
specialist - an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning | ||
specializer, specialiser | ||
generalist, renaissance man a scholar during the Renaissance who (because knowledge was limited) could know almost everything about many topics | ||
expert a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully | ||
enologist, fermentologist, oenologist a specialist in wine making | ||
attache a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission | ||
canonist a specialist in canon law | ||
criminologist a specialist in criminology | ||
crystallographer a specialist in crystallography | ||
dietician, dietitian, nutritionist a specialist in the study of nutrition | ||
educationalist, educationist a specialist in the theory of education | ||
fingerprint expert, fingerprint man, fingerprint specialist a specialist in identifying fingerprints | ||
germanist a specialist in the study of Germanic language or culture or literature | ||
graphic designer, designer someone who specializes in graphic design | ||
graphologist, handwriting expert a specialist in inferring character from handwriting | ||
house decorator, interior decorator, interior designer, room decorator, decorator, designer a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings | ||
limnologist a specialist in the study of freshwater ponds and lakes | ||
meteorologist a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions | ||
optometrist, oculist a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses | ||
orientalist a specialist in oriental subjects | ||
teutonist a specialist in the history of the Teutonic people or language (especially with respect to the Teutonic influence on the history of England) |