Doctor
Of medical practitioner and doctor-patient relation. May also be referred to as Dr., MD, doc, medico and physician.
A licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor".
This concept's ID is @1~52888
Contains
- specialist
Practices one branch of medicine.
- surgeon
A physician who specializes in surgery.
- general practitioner
A physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses.
- intern
An advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman'...
- gastroenterologist
A physician who specializes in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
- vet
A doctor who practices veterinary medicine.
- angiologist
A physician who specializes in angiology.
- abortionist
A person (who should be a doctor) who terminates pregnancies.
- allergist
A physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies.
- house physician
A physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized...
- extern
A nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there.
- hakim
A Muslim physician.
- quack
An untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice.
- primary care physician
The physician who provides primary care; "the primary care physician acts...