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Healthcare Careers
Word Definitions
| 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 doctor (MD or DO) who practices anesthesia |
| Cardiologist | a physician who's an expert in the care of your heart and blood vessels. |
| Caretaker | a person employed to look after a building. |
| Chiropractor | a practitioner of the system of integrative medicine based on the diagnosis and manipulative treatment of misalignments of the joints. |
| Counselor | a person trained to give guidance on personal, social, or psychological problems. |
| Dentist | a person qualified to treat the diseases and conditions that affect the teeth and gums, especially the repair and extraction of teeth and the insertion of artificial ones. |
| Dietitian | an expert on diet and nutrition. |
| Hygienist | a specialist in the promotion of clean conditions for the preservation of health. |
| Obstetrician | a physician or surgeon qualified to practice in obstetrics. |
| Optometrist | a person who practices optometry. |
| Orderly | neatly and methodically arranged. |
| Optometrist | a person who practices optometry. |
| Pathologist | a scientist who studies the causes and effects of diseases, especially one who examines laboratory samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic purposes. |
| Pediatrician | a medical practitioner specializing in children and their diseases. |
| Pharmacist | a person who is professionally qualified to prepare and dispense medicinal drugs. |
| Physician | a person qualified to practice medicine. |
| Physiatrist | A doctor who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation |
| Radiology | the science dealing with X-rays and other high-energy radiation, especially the use of such radiation for the diagnosis and treatment of disease |
| Sonographer | creating images, known as sonograms or ultrasounds, that depict the body's organs and tissues |
| Surgeon | a medical practitioner qualified to practice surgery. |
| Technologist | an expert in a particular field of technology. |
| Therapist | a person skilled in a particular kind of therapy. |
| Trainer | a person who trains people or animals. |