médico

Definitions of médico
  1. noun
    a licensed medical practitioner
    synonyms: facultativo
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    Sigmund Freud
    Austrian neurologist who originated psychoanalysis (1856-1939)
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    alergista, alergólogo
    a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies
    médico de cabecera, médico generalista
    a physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses
    residente
    a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital
    interno
    an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
    curandero
    an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
    especialista
    practices one branch of medicine
    cirujano
    a physician who specializes in surgery
    albéitar, veterinario
    a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
    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
    cirujano plástico
    a surgeon who beautifies the body (especially the face)
    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
    médico de familia
    a general practitioner who treats all the family members
    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
    neurocirujano
    someone who does surgery on the nervous system (especially the brain)
    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
    type of:
    profesional de la medicina
    someone who practices medicine
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