praticien

Definitions of praticien
  1. noun
    someone who practices a learned profession
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    clinicien
    a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments
    homéopathe
    a practitioner of homeopathy
    type of:
    pro, professionnel
    a person engaged in one of the learned professions
  2. noun
    someone who practices medicine
    synonyms: médecin
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    dentiste
    a person qualified to practice dentistry
    médecin
    a licensed medical practitioner
    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
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