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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmédecin
Pronunciation / Transliteration: med-sɛ̃
"Le médecin lui a prescrit des médicaments."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who is qualified to practice medicine, such as a physician or surgeon.
"The medical practitioner advised her to rest for a week and prescribed antibiotics." - 2
A healthcare professional registered to diagnose, treat, and prevent illnesses in patients.
"All local medical practitioners must be registered with the national health board."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'medical' originating from the Latin 'medicus' (physician) via Late Latin 'medicalis', and 'practitioner', derived from the Late Latin 'practicant-' and Greek 'prassein' (to do, effect). Established in English legal and professional terminology during the 19th century to formally denote licensed individuals qualified to practice medicine.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Medical practitioner" is said worldwide
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médecin
Transliteration: med-sɛ̃
"Le médecin lui a prescrit des médicaments."
Arzt
Transliteration: aːɐ̯tst
"Der Arzt untersuchte den Patienten sorgfältig."
medico
Transliteration: mɛdiko
"Il medico ha consigliato un periodo di riposo."
médico
Transliteration: meðiko
"El médico recetó un tratamiento para la infección."
médico
Transliteration: mɛdiku
"O médico examinou o paciente no hospital."
चिकित्सक
Transliteration: chikitsak
"चिकित्सक ने रोगी की जाँच की।"
医师
Transliteration: yīshī
"这位医师拥有丰富的临床经验。"
의사
Transliteration: uisa
"의사는 환자의 상태를 꼼꼼히 살폈다."
医師
Transliteration: ishi
"その医師は患者に治療法を説明した。"
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