health practitioners
Those treating patients
Health practitioners are professionals who provide medical or therapeutic care.
The term encompasses doctors, nurses, dentists, therapists, and others licensed to diagnose, treat, or prevent illness and injury.
It often appears in legal and administrative contexts where a broad category is needed: The form must be signed by a licensed health practitioner.
Also called healthcare practitioners.
- epidemiologistScientist studying disease spread
- acupuncturistOne who treats with needles
- physicianLicensed medical doctor
- family doctorPrimary care physician
- physical therapistTreats movement and mobility issues
psychiatrist · nutritionist · biostatistician · surgeon · counselor · herbalist · paramedic · occupational therapist · audiologist · prosthetist · social worker · pediatrician · naturopath · holistic healer · dietitian · wellness coach · homeopath · chiropractor
health practitionersquacks
Phony doctors or duck calls
charlatans · snake oil salesmen · faith healers · witch doctors · mountebanks
health practitionerspoisoners
People who administer toxins
bioterrorists · killers · disease vectors · executioners · torturers
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