MEDICAL SPECIALIST Synonyms

• a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies

• a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated

• a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart

• a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments

• an expert who gives advice

• a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin

• 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

• physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the endocrine system

• a physician who specializes in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

• a specialist in gynecology

• a doctor who specializes in diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs

• a specialist in internal medicine

• a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it

• a physician specializing in obstetrics

• a specialist in oncology

• a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye

• a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children)

• a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat

• a specialist in the care of babies