Advanced Vocabulary - Doctors and other Medical and Health Specialists

Doctors and other Medical and Health Specialists

anaesthetist noun

British a doctor who is trained to give people anaesthetics . The American word is anesthesiologist . 

analyst noun

a doctor who helps people with mental or emotional problems by listening to them talk about their experiences and feelings.

anesthetist

an American spelling of anaesthetist.

cardiologist noun

medical a doctor who studies the heart and deals with the diseases that affect it.

chiropodist noun

someone whose job is to treat problems with people’s feet.

chiropractor noun

someone whose job is to treat illnesses by pressing on bones in the body, especially the spine bones in the middle of your back.

clinician noun

medical a doctor who works directly with people who are ill.

consultant noun

British a senior doctor in a hospital who is an expert in a particular medical subject..

coroner noun

someone whose job is to decide officially how a person died, especially if they died in a sudden or violent way.

dermatologist noun

medical a doctor who treats people who have skin diseases.

doc noun

spoken a doctor.

doctor noun

someone whose job is to treat people who are ill or injured. When written as a title, the abbreviation of doctor is Dr . A doctor who performs medical operations is called a surgeon . A doctor who treats people in an area or town is called a GP . The most senior type of doctor in a hospital is called a consultant . Someone being treated by a doctor or nurse is called a patient.

Dr abbreviation

doctor.

EMT noun

medical emergency medical technician: someone who has a qualification to give medical help to ill or injured people before they reach hospital.

family doctor noun

a doctor working in a local surgery , not in a hospital, who treats all types of illness. A family doctor is usually called a GP . 

flying doctor noun

a doctor, especially in Australia, who uses a plane to visit people who live far away from a town or city.

FRCS abbreviation

Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons: a member of a British organization for surgeons doctors who do medical operations on people.

general practitioner noun

a doctor or lawyer who is in general practice.

GP noun

General Practitioner: a doctor who deals with general medical problems and treats the families in a particular area.

gynaecologist noun

medical a doctor who treats medical conditions and diseases that affect women and their reproductive organs.

gynecologist

the American spelling of gynaecologist.

health professional noun

someone whose job involves providing medical care for people, for example a doctor or dentist.

herbalist noun

someone who grows, sells, or prepares herbs for use in medicine or who treats ill people with herbal medicines.

houseman noun

British a junior doctor who works in a hospital. The American word is intern ..

house officer noun

British someone who has recently gained a qualification as a doctor and is working in a hospital while continuing their training.

intern noun

American a houseman.

internist noun

American a doctor who treats illnesses using internal medicine.

locum noun

British a doctor or priest who does the job of another doctor or priest temporarily, for example while the usual one is ill or on holiday.

medic noun

British informal a doctor or medical student.

medical practitioner noun

British formal a doctor.

MO noun

medical officer: a doctor in the army.

obstetrician noun

medical a doctor whose job is to check the health of pregnant women and help with the birth of their children.

occupational therapist noun

someone who uses the methods of occupational therapy to treat people who have been ill or injured.

ophthalmologist noun

medical a doctor who is an expert in illnesses of the eyes and who can perform operations on people’s eyes.

orthopaedist noun

medical a doctor whose job is to treat orthopaedic injuries or diseases.

orthopedist

an American spelling of orthopaedist.

osteopath noun

medical someone who is trained to practise osteopathy.

paediatrician noun

medical a doctor who deals with children and the medical treatment of their illnesses.

paramedic noun

medical someone who is trained to give medical treatment to people at the place where an accident has happened.

pediatrician

the American spelling of paediatrician.

physician noun

formal a doctor 1 .

physio noun

British informal a physiotherapist.

quack noun

informal a doctor who is not very good, or someone who cheats people by pretending to be a doctor.

quack noun

British informal, showing disapproval a doctor.

registrar noun

British a doctor in a hospital who has qualified and is training to be a consultant.

resident noun

American someone who has just received their licence as a doctor and is working in a hospital to continue their training.

sangoma noun

South African in South Africa, a person who cures people who have illnesses or injuries using plants and other traditional methods.

surgeon noun

a doctor who is trained to perform operations that involve cutting open someone’s body, usually in a hospital.

therapist noun

someone whose job is to help people with physical, mental, or emotional problems, using a particular type of therapy.

acupuncturist noun .

epidemiologist noun .

family practitioner noun .

oncologist noun .

pharmacologist noun .

podiatrist noun .

urologist noun .

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See also:

                Medical and Health Care Qualifications

                Other People Who Work in Hospitals or Care for People who are ill

                Places Where People Receive Medical Care

                Rooms and Departments in Hospitals and Clinics

                Types of Nurse