medical practitioner
Licensed healing professional
A medical practitioner is a person licensed to practice medicine—a doctor, physician, or sometimes a nurse or other healthcare professional with clinical authority.
The term appears most often in legal, administrative, or formal contexts: The form must be signed by a registered medical practitioner.
In everyday speech, people simply say doctor.
Physician treating cardiovascular conditions
- oncologistPhysician specializing in tumors
- neurologistPhysician specializing in nervous system
- dermatologistDoctor treating skin disorders
- surgeonPhysician who operates
gynecologist · urologist · pediatrician · psychiatrist · ophthalmologist · anesthesiologist · radiologist · pathologist
Licensed medical doctor
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- patientAble to wait calmly
- stethoscopeMedical listening instrument
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
clinic · prescription · examination · treatment · consultation · surgery · rounds · residency
Indigenous spiritual healer
- curanderoLatin American folk healer
- faith healerOne who cures through prayer
- traditional healerPractitioner of ancestral medicine
- herbalistPractitioner using plant medicines
naturopath · acupuncturist · homeopath · ayurveda · bonesetter · reiki · spiritual guide · laying on hands
Healthcare provider, bedside
- aideSupporting staff member
- nursing assistantHealthcare aide to patients
- attendantOne who assists others
- orderlyArranged with care
patient advocate · hospice worker · midwife · doula · phlebotomist · EMT · care coordinator · palliative care
cardiologist
Physician treating cardiovascular conditions
- oncologistPhysician specializing in tumors
- neurologistPhysician specializing in nervous system
- dermatologistDoctor treating skin disorders
surgeon · gynecologist · urologist · pediatrician · psychiatrist · ophthalmologist · anesthesiologist · radiologist · pathologist · endocrinologist
physician
Licensed medical doctor
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- patientAble to wait calmly
- stethoscopeMedical listening instrument
hospital · clinic · prescription · examination · treatment · consultation · surgery · rounds · residency · white coat
shaman
Indigenous spiritual healer
- curanderoLatin American folk healer
- faith healerOne who cures through prayer
- traditional healerPractitioner of ancestral medicine
herbalist · naturopath · acupuncturist · homeopath · ayurveda · bonesetter · reiki · spiritual guide · laying on hands · holistic
nurse
Healthcare provider, bedside
- aideSupporting staff member
- nursing assistantHealthcare aide to patients
- attendantOne who assists others
orderly · patient advocate · hospice worker · midwife · doula · phlebotomist · EMT · care coordinator · palliative care · bedside care
- licensed professionslawyer, nurse, pilot, teacher, dentist
- euthanasiaeuthanasia, assisted suicide, assisted dying, aid in dying, voluntary euthanasia
medical practitionerquack
Fake healer or fowl noise
charlatan · snake oil salesman · faith healer · witch doctor · folk healer
doctor, medicine, medical, medication, medic, medicinal, paramedic, medicate, medicated