| Main Entry: | physician |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person trained in medical science |
Synonyms: |
MD, bones, doc, doctor, general practitioner, healer, intern, medic, medical practitioner, quack, sawbones, specialist, surgeon |
| Notes: | the word doctor is derived from Latin doctus 'having been taught; learned' (from docere 'to teach'); physician comes from Latin physica 'natural science; physics' |
Antonyms: |
patient |
| Main Entry: | doctor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | medical practitioner |
Synonyms: |
MD, bones, doc, expert, general practitioner, healer, intern, medic, medical person, medico, physician, professor, quack, scientist, specialist, surgeon |
| Notes: | the word doctor is derived from Latin doctus 'having been taught; learned' (from docere 'to teach'); physician comes from Latin physica 'natural science; physics' |
Antonyms: |
patient |
| Main Entry: | healer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | faith healer |
Synonyms: |
curer, doctor, medicine man, mender, physician, shaman, therapist |
| Main Entry: | therapist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | counselor |
Synonyms: |
adviser, analyst, clinician, doctor, physician, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, psychologist, psychotherapist, shrink* |
| Main Entry: | medic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | health practitioner |
Synonyms: |
doc, doctor, intern, physician, practitioner, surgeon |