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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmédecin
Pronunciation / Transliteration: med-sin
"Le médecin a examiné le patient."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
A person qualified to practice medicine.
"The physician prescribed a course of antibiotics for her infection."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English: from Old French fisikien, from medieval Latin physicivs, based on Greek physis 'nature'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "physician" is said worldwide
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médecin
Transliteration: med-sin
"Le médecin a examiné le patient."
Arzt
Transliteration: arts
"Der Arzt verschrieb dem Patienten Medikamente."
medico
Transliteration: me-di-co
"Il medico ha visitato il paziente."
médico
Transliteration: me-di-ko
"El médico recetó un tratamiento para la gripe."
médico
Transliteration: me-di-ku
"O médico examinou a ferida com cuidado."
चिकित्सक
Transliteration: chikitsak
"चिकित्सक ने मरीज की जांच की।"
医师
Transliteration: yī shī
"这位医师非常有经验。"
의사
Transliteration: ui-sa
"의사가 환자를 진찰했습니다."
医師
Transliteration: i-shi
"医師が患者の診察を行いました。"
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