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Healthcare Careers
Word Definitions
Term | Definition |
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Administrator | a person responsible for running a business, organization, etc. |
Aide | an assistant to an important person, especially a political leader. |
Anesthesiologist | a doctor (MD or DO) who practices anesthesia |
Cardiologist | a physician who's an expert in the care of your heart and blood vessels. |
Caretaker | a person employed to look after a building. |
Chiropractor | a practitioner of the system of integrative medicine based on the diagnosis and manipulative treatment of misalignments of the joints. |
Counselor | a person trained to give guidance on personal, social, or psychological problems. |
Dentist | a person qualified to treat the diseases and conditions that affect the teeth and gums, especially the repair and extraction of teeth and the insertion of artificial ones. |
Dietitian | an expert on diet and nutrition. |
Hygienist | a specialist in the promotion of clean conditions for the preservation of health. |
Obstetrician | a physician or surgeon qualified to practice in obstetrics. |
Optometrist | a person who practices optometry. |
Orderly | neatly and methodically arranged. |
Optometrist | a person who practices optometry. |
Pathologist | a scientist who studies the causes and effects of diseases, especially one who examines laboratory samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic purposes. |
Pediatrician | a medical practitioner specializing in children and their diseases. |
Pharmacist | a person who is professionally qualified to prepare and dispense medicinal drugs. |
Physician | a person qualified to practice medicine. |
Physiatrist | A doctor who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation |
Radiology | the science dealing with X-rays and other high-energy radiation, especially the use of such radiation for the diagnosis and treatment of disease |
Sonographer | creating images, known as sonograms or ultrasounds, that depict the body's organs and tissues |
Surgeon | a medical practitioner qualified to practice surgery. |
Technologist | an expert in a particular field of technology. |
Therapist | a person skilled in a particular kind of therapy. |
Trainer | a person who trains people or animals. |