medical doctors
They prescribe medicine
Medical doctors are physicians—professionals trained and licensed to diagnose illness, prescribe treatment, and practice medicine.
The phrase is slightly redundant, since doctor in most contexts already means physician, but it distinguishes from holders of doctoral degrees in other fields: She's a doctor, but not a medical doctor—she has a PhD in chemistry.
- cardiologistPhysician treating cardiovascular conditions
- anesthesiologistDoctor administering surgical sedation
- dermatologistDoctor treating skin disorders
- physicianLicensed medical doctor
- general practitionerPrimary care doctor
primary care · treat · second opinion · endocrinologist · diagnostician · surgeon · Hippocratic oath · do no harm · board certification · specialist · internist · MD · patient · stethoscope · oncologist · telemedicine · residency · practitioners
medical doctorspatients
Those receiving medical treatment
orderlies · medical assistants · candy stripers · nurses · nursing aides
medical doctorsquacks
Phony doctors or duck calls
faith healers · snake oil salesmen · charlatans · witch doctors · shamans
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