medical practitioner
5
3.7
- noun
- /ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈpræktɪʃənər/
:
médico
- The medical practitioner carefully monitored the patient's recovery after surgery.
- general medical practitioner
- other medical practitioners
I mean, do you have any advice for, you know, medical practitioners who are facing backlash for going against sort of this medical dogma?
- I mean, do you have any advice for, you know, medical practitioners who are facing backlash for going against sort of this medical dogma?
- Chris is a real good, sensitive and, you know, complete, you know, medical practitioner without a doubt.
Examples
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In those days he was a medical practitioner.
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Changing the practice of medical practitioners is a challenging task.
Academic text (1997) -
When a therapeutic method is not effective, medical practitioners in general freely change their method.
Academic text (1990) -
Educators can learn from medical practitioners in this regard.
Academic text (2012) -
Depending on the specialization of the medical practitioner, there are corresponding types of clinics out there.
Blog text (2) -
At this drive, I asked the on-site medical practitioner why I was ineligible.
Blog text (23) -
In some other cases, the medical practitioners opt to have the facial moles cauterized.
Blog text (20) -
David Peters, a curly-haired, holistic medical practitioner, works at the University of Westminster's Centre for Community Health and Primary Care.
Academic text (2001) -
A qualified medical practitioner diagnosed her illness and recommended a treatment plan.
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Before starting a new medication, always consult with your medical practitioner for guidance.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A person who treats sick or injured people
∞
7.8
A person who treats sick or injured people
674
3.8
A doctor who finds what is wrong and treats sick or injured people
13
3.5
A doctor qualified to treat patients
1
8.3
A doctor who treats sick or hurt people
A person who is trained to treat people when they are sick
How Specialized
537
3.8
120
3.9
5
3.7
- Specialized
7
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person qualified to practise medicine' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'medical' (relating to medicine) + 'practitioner' (someone who practices a profession). This standard adjective+noun formation is transparent and common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand the MWE.
Etymology
Medical practitioner paints a simple picture: medical means about medicine and a practitioner is someone who 'practises' a skill. So a medical practitioner is a person who literally 'practises medicine', in other words a trained person such as a 'doctor'.