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Healthcare careers
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Administrator | a person responsible for running a business, organization, etc. |
| Aide | an assistant to an important person, especially a political leader. |
| Anesthesiologist | a physician who specializes in anesthesiology. |
| Cardiologist | the study of the heart and its functions in health and disease. |
| Caretaker | a person who is in charge of the maintenance of a building, estate, etc.; superintendent. |
| Chiropractor | one whose occupation is the practice of chiropractic. |
| Counselor | a person who counsels; adviser. |
| Dentist | a person whose profession is dentistry. |
| Dietitian | a person who is an expert in nutrition or dietetics. |
| Hygienist | an expert in hygiene. |
| Obstetrician | a physician who specializes in obstetrics. Abbreviation: OB, ob |
| Optician | a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists. |
| Optometrist | a licensed professional who practices optometry. |
| Orderly | a licensed professional who practices optometry. |
| Pathologist | the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases. |
| Pediatrician | a physician who specializes in pediatrics. |
| Pharmacist | a person licensed to prepare and dispense drugs and medicines; druggist; apothecary; pharmaceutical chemist. |
| Physician | a person who is legally qualified to practice medicine; doctor of medicine. |
| Psychiatrist | a physician who practices psychiatry. |
| Radiologist | a physician who practices psychiatry. |
| Sonographer | an instrument that produces a graphic representation of sound |
| Tehnologist | a person who specializes in technology. |
| Therapist | a person trained in the use of physical methods, as exercises, heat treatments, etc., in treating or rehabilitating the sick or wounded or helping patients overcome physical defects. |
| Traniner | a person or thing that trains. |