HEALTH CARE PROVIDER Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase health care provider. (close relations)
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| allergist | nounn | |||||
noun • a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies | ||||||
| anesthesiologist | nounn | |||||
noun • a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated | ||||||
| cardiologist | nounn | |||||
noun • a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart | ||||||
| caretaker | nounn | |||||
noun • a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person) • an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily | ||||||
| chiropractor | nounn | |||||
noun • a therapist who practices chiropractic | ||||||
| clinician | nounn | |||||
noun • a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments | ||||||
| dentist | nounn | |||||
noun • a person qualified to practice dentistry | ||||||
| dermatologist | nounn | |||||
noun • a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin | ||||||
| doctor | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a licensed medical practitioner • (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching • children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office • a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution verb • alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive • give medical treatment to • restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken | ||||||
| endocrinologist | nounn | |||||
noun • physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the endocrine system | ||||||
| gastroenterologist | nounn | |||||
noun • a physician who specializes in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract | ||||||
| gynecologist | nounn | |||||
noun • a specialist in gynecology | ||||||
| internist | nounn | |||||
noun • a specialist in internal medicine | ||||||
| midwife | nounn | |||||
noun • a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies | ||||||
| neurologist | nounn | |||||
noun • a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it | ||||||
| nurse | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician) • a woman who is the custodian of children verb • try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury • maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) • serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people • treat carefully • give suck to | ||||||
| oncologist | nounn | |||||
noun • a specialist in oncology | ||||||
| ophthalmologist | nounn | |||||
noun • a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye | ||||||
| optometrist | nounn | |||||
noun • a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses | ||||||
| orthopedist | nounn | |||||
noun • a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children) | ||||||
