doctors and consultants Flashcards
doctors who treat patients for everyday diseases (UK)
general practitioner
a person with a medical degree who treats people who are ill or hurt. (2)
doctor
physician
doctors who treat patients for everyday diseases (US)
family practitioners
a specialist doctor of senior rank. (UK)
consultant
a specialist who treats diseases of the ear.
aurist
heart specialist
cardiologist
skin disease doctor
dermatologist
gland disease doctor
endocrinologist
studies diseases of the blood and the body tissues which form blood.
haematologist
if you can’t breathe properly, you have to see a
lung specialist
treat eg Alzheimer’s disease or multiple sclerosis.
neurologist
eye doctor (2)
oculist
ophthalmologist
childrens doctor
paediatrician
mental health doctor
psychiatrist
x-ray doctor
radiologist
old people doctor
geriatrician
doctor who studies human sexual behaviour.
sexologist
doctor who performs medical operations.
surgeon
doctor who involves operations involving the brain or the nerves.
neurosurgeon
performs operations to improve a person’s appearance.
plastic surgeon
treats and operates bones which have been damaged.
orthopaedist
treats women’s diseases.
gynaecologist
doctor who is specialized in dealing with pregnancy and birth.
obstetrician
specializes in diseases of the structures producing and carrying urine.
urologist
trained to treat injuries to bones and muscles using pressure and movement.
osteopath
examines a dead person’s body e.g. to see how they died.
pathologist
doctors that claim to cure people with magic
witch doctor
