especialista

Definitions of especialista
  1. noun
    an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
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    agregado
    a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission
    canonista
    a specialist in canon law
    dietista, nutricionista
    a specialist in the study of nutrition
    educacionista, pedagogo
    a specialist in the theory of education
    dactiloscopista
    a specialist in identifying fingerprints
    grafólogo
    a specialist in inferring character from handwriting
    decorador, diseñador, interiorista
    a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings
    meteorólogo
    a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions
    oculista, optometrista
    a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
    orientalista
    a specialist in oriental subjects
    arboricultor
    a specialist in treating damaged trees
    agregado cultural
    an attache who is a specialist in cultural matters
    agregado militar
    an attache who is a specialist in military matters
    hombre del tiempo
    predicts the weather
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    experto
    a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
  2. noun
    practices one branch of medicine
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    Sigmund Freud
    Austrian neurologist who originated psychoanalysis (1856-1939)
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    anestesista
    a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated
    pediatra
    a specialist in the care of babies
    cardiocircujano, cardiólogo
    a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart
    callista, pedicuro, podólogo
    a specialist in care for the feet
    dermatólogo
    a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin
    patólogo
    a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis
    otólogo
    a physician who specializes in the ear and its diseases
    otorrinolaringólogo
    a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat
    geriatra, gerontólogo
    a specialist in gerontology
    ginecólogo
    a specialist in gynecology
    hematólogo
    a doctor who specializes in diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
    neurólogo
    a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it
    obstetra, obstétrico, tocoginecólogo, tocólogo
    a physician specializing in obstetrics
    oncólogo
    a specialist in oncology
    oculista, oftalmólogo
    a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye
    ortopedista
    a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children)
    proctólogo
    a doctor specializing in diseases of the rectum and anus
    loquero, psiquiatra, siquiatra
    a physician who specializes in psychiatry
    radiógrafo
    a person who makes radiographs
    radioterapeuta, radiólogo
    a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease
    urólogo
    a specialist in urology
    alienista
    a psychiatrist and specialist in the legal aspects of mental illness
    analista, psicoanalista, sicoanalista
    a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis
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    facultativo, médico
    a licensed medical practitioner
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