médecin

Definitions of médecin
  1. noun
    children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office
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    pièce
    activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
  2. noun
    a licensed medical practitioner
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    médecin généraliste
    a physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses
    habitant
    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
    interne, médecin-assistant
    an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
    spécialiste, spécialiste médical
    practices one branch of medicine
    chirurgien
    a physician who specializes in surgery
    vétérinaire
    a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
    anesthésiste
    a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated
    pédiatre
    a specialist in the care of babies
    cardiologue, chirurgien cardiologue
    a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart
    dermatologiste, dermatologue
    a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin
    anatomopathologiste
    a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis
    otologiste
    a physician who specializes in the ear and its diseases
    médecin O.R.L., oto-rhino, oto-rhino-laryngologiste
    a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat
    généraliste
    a general practitioner who treats all the family members
    gériâtre, gérontologiste
    a specialist in gerontology
    gynécologue
    a specialist in gynecology
    hématologiste
    a doctor who specializes in diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
    neurologue
    a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it
    obstétricien
    a physician specializing in obstetrics
    oncologiste
    a specialist in oncology
    oculiste, ophtalmologiste
    a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye
    psy, psychiatre
    a physician who specializes in psychiatry
    radiologiste
    a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease
    urologue
    a specialist in urology
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    praticien
    someone who practices medicine
  3. noun
    someone who practices medicine
    synonyms: praticien
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    dentiste
    a person qualified to practice dentistry
    médecin consultant
    a medical practitioner in the armed forces
    chirurgien dentiste
    a dentist qualified to perform surgical procedures
    médecin généraliste
    a physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses
    habitant
    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
    interne, médecin-assistant
    an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
    spécialiste, spécialiste médical
    practices one branch of medicine
    chirurgien
    a physician who specializes in surgery
    vétérinaire
    a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
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    personnel de soin, professionnel de la santé
    a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability
  4. noun
    therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder
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    masseur
    someone who rubs or kneads parts of the body to stimulate circulation and promote relaxation
    masseur
    a male massager
    masseur
    a female massager
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    thérapeute
    a person skilled in a particular type of therapy
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