profesional de la medicina

Definitions of profesional de la medicina
  1. noun
    someone who practices medicine
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    examples:
    Hipócrates
    medical practitioner who is regarded as the father of medicine; author of the Hippocratic oath (circa 460-377 BC)
    Sigmund Freud
    Austrian neurologist who originated psychoanalysis (1856-1939)
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    dentista, estomatólogo, odontólogo
    a person qualified to practice dentistry
    facultativo, médico
    a licensed medical practitioner
    oficial médico
    a medical practitioner in the armed forces
    alergista, alergólogo
    a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies
    endodoncista
    a dentist specializing in diseases of the dental pulp and nerve
    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)
    ortodoncista
    a dentist specializing in the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth
    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
    type of:
    profesional sanitario, sanitario
    a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability
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