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Physician

A person skilled in physic, or the art of healing; one duty authorized to prescribe remedies for, and treat, diseases; a doctor of medicine.

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Abortionist 76% connected

One who procures abortion or miscarriage.

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Extern 76% connected

External; outward; not inherent.

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Hakim 76% connected

A wise man; a physician, esp. a Mohammedan.

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Intern 76% connected

Internal.

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Interne 76% connected

That which is within; the interior.

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Quack 76% connected

To utter a sound like the cry of a duck.

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Resident 76% connected

Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate; -- opposed to nonresident; as, resident in the…

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Sawbones 76% connected

A nickname for a surgeon.

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Specialist 76% connected

One who devotes himself to some specialty; as, a medical specialist, one who devotes himself to diseases of particular parts of the body, as the eye,…

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Surgeon 76% connected

One whose profession or occupation is to cure diseases or injuries of the body by manual operation; one whose occupation is to cure local injuries or…

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Veterinarian 76% connected

One skilled in the diseases of cattle or domestic animals; a veterinary surgeon.

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Veterinary 76% connected

Of or pertaining to the art of healing or treating the diseases of domestic animals, as oxen, horses, sheep, etc.; as, a veterinary writer or school.

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Doctor 92% connected

A teacher; one skilled in a profession, or branch of knowledge learned man.

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