podiatrist

noun

Definition of podiatristnext
as in doctor
chiefly US a medical professional who treats injuries and diseases of the foot

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  1. doctor
  2. physician
  3. ophthalmologist
  4. orthopedist
  5. gynecologist
  6. optometrist
  7. urologist
  8. neurologist
Noun
  • The medical examiner’s office will first use dental records to make an identification, although that requires doctors to have some idea of who the person is, Ukpo said.
    Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • My doctor, however, didn't understate the situation.
    Eldiara Doucette, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of doctor
Noun
  • Sistrunk, for whom Northwest Sixth Street was renamed in 1971, succeeded Dr. Henry H. Green in 1922 as a physician dedicated to treating Black patients.
    Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Trump can right this wrong by providing physicians and families with full transparency about the sorry state of the medical research and protecting children from being subjected to further experimentation and pain.
    Roy Eappen, National Review, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of physician
Noun
  • He was succeeded by his son Bashar, a former ophthalmologist who proved no less repressive than his father.
    Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
  • An ophthalmologist with the same name is also listed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as having a practice in Newnan, Georgia, about 40 miles southwest of Atlanta.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of ophthalmologist
Noun
  • For example, an update on a glycemic assessment by the American Diabetes Association is shared with an orthopedist.
    Harshit Jain, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Now cardiologists, orthopedists, internal medicine physicians, and even psychiatrists are prescribing them—presumably with a different lens than an endocrinologist would, and sometimes without full visibility into the patient’s overall health.
    Owen Tripp, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of orthopedist
Noun
  • The case stemmed from 193 abortions that Cooley, an obstetrician and gynecologist, performed at the Center of Orlando for Women clinic during a two-week period immediately after the waiting-period law took effect.
    Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
  • According to Secret, four out of five dermatologists and gynecologists recommend their whole-body deodorant, which contains antimicrobial ingredients that inhibit the growth of odor-causing bacteria.
    Isabella Rosario, Outside Online, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of gynecologist
Noun
  • While searching for a new dog, the optometrist assistant from Fort Wayne, Indiana, held out hope that a rescue golden retriever would find their way to the couple.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The 64-year-widow and optometrist applied for the show after her sister-in-law told her about it.
    Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of optometrist
Noun
  • To make the diagnosis, a specialist called a urologist will perform a scrotal ultrasound, which uses high-frequency sound waves to create detailed images of the testicle.
    Matthew Wosnitzer, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Doximity found that endocrinologists, urologists, gastroenterologists, rheumatologists and neurologists were the top adopters of the technology, respectively.
    Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of urologist
Noun
  • The World’s Best Hospitals 2024 By Alexis Kayser Healthcare Editor 0 Israeli neurologists gave leading AI chatbots the same cognitive exam used to assess U.S. presidents' mental fitness.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Determining this correlation is a notable feat, as previous studies with the same objective had involved fewer than 1,000 people, Nicholas Seyfried, a neurologist at Emory University who was not involved in the study, tells New Scientist.
    Gayoung Lee, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of neurologist
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