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Healthcare careers
careers of health care
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 | An anesthesiologist is a doctor (MD or DO) who practices anesthesia. |
cardiologist | A cardiologist is 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. |
optician | a person qualified to make and supply eyeglasses and contact lenses for correction of vision. |
optometrist | Optometrists are healthcare professionals who provide primary vision care ranging from sight testing and correction to the diagnosis, treatment, and management of vision changes. |
orderly | neatly and methodically arranged |
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. |