HEALTH PROFESSION Synonyms

• a therapist who practices chiropractic

• a person qualified to practice dentistry

• 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

• 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

• a therapist who heals by the use of herbs

• a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies

• 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

• 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

• a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses

• a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment

• a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis

• a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs

• a licensed medical practitioner

• a specialist in care for the feet

• a scientist trained in psychology

• a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease

• a physician who specializes in surgery

• a person skilled in a particular type of therapy

• a doctor who practices veterinary medicine

• A healthcare professional who is qualified or professionally engaged in the practice of acupuncture.