2.5.7.1 Doctor, nurse
Use this domain for words referring to people who habitually take care of the sick and injured, such as those who do it for a living.
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(1) What words refer to a person who takes care of the sick?
Example words: doctor, physician, general practitioner, the medical profession, family doctor, family practitioner, healer
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(2) What words refer to medical specialists and their branch of medicine?
Example words: specialist, consultant, allergist, anesthesiologist, anesthesiology, cardiologist, cardiology, chiropractor, chiropractic, dermatologist, dermatology, endocrinologist, endocrinology, epidemiology, gastroenterologist, gastroenterology, gynecologist, gynecology, hematology, histology, homeopathist, homeopathy, immunologist, immunology, neonatologist, neonatology, nephrologist, nephrology, neurologist, neurology, obstetrician, obstetrics, oncologist, oncology, ophthalmologist, orthopedist, orthopedic surgeon, orthopedics, pediatrician, pediatrics, plastic surgeon, podiatry, proctologist, radiation oncologist, radiologist, radiology, radiotherapy, rheumatologist, rheumatology, surgeon, surgery, urologist
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(3) What words refer to a doctor who treats mental illness?
Example words: psychiatrist, shrink, analyst, psychiatry, psychologist, psychoanalyst, psychoanalysis, psychotherapist, psychotherapy
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(4) What words refer to a doctor who treats teeth?
Example words: dentist, dentistry, oral surgeon
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(5) What words refer to someone who helps a doctor?
Example words: nurse, nursing, hygienist, hygiene, lab/medical technician, laboratory analysis, midwife, midwifery, orderly, pharmacist, pharmacology, speech therapist, speech therapy, therapist, therapy
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(6) What words refer to someone who give emergency treatment to someone who has been injured?
Example words: medic, corpsman, ambulance driver, paramedic
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(7) What words refer to a doctor who treats animals?
Example words: vet, veterinarian
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(8) What words refer to a person who pretends to be a doctor?
Example words: quack
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(9) What words refer to working as a doctor?
Example words: practice, doctor (v), be in medicine
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(10) What words refer to going to a doctor?
Example words: go to the doctor, see a doctor, consult a doctor