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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmedico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: me-di-co
"Il medico ha visitato il paziente."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A person qualified to practice medicine.
"The physician prescribed a course of antibiotics for her infection."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English phisicien, from Old French fisicien, ultimately originating from the Latin physica (natural science), based on the Greek physis (nature). Historically, it referred to a practitioner of natural philosophy or medicine, eventually specializing strictly in medical doctors who treat disease without primary reliance on surgery.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Physician" is said worldwide
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médecin
Transliteration: med-sin
"Le médecin a examiné le patient."
Arzt
Transliteration: arts
"Der Arzt verschrieb dem Patienten Medikamente."
medico
Transliteration: me-di-co
"Il medico ha visitato il paziente."
médico
Transliteration: me-di-ko
"El médico recetó un tratamiento para la gripe."
médico
Transliteration: me-di-ku
"O médico examinou a ferida com cuidado."
चिकित्सक
Transliteration: chikitsak
"चिकित्सक ने मरीज की जांच की।"
医师
Transliteration: yī shī
"这位医师非常有经验。"
의사
Transliteration: ui-sa
"의사가 환자를 진찰했습니다."
医師
Transliteration: i-shi
"医師が患者の診察を行いました。"
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