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Health Care 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 doctor (MD or DO) who practices anesthesia. Anesthesiologists are physicians specializing in perioperative care, developing anesthetic plans, and the administration of anesthetics. |
| cardiologist | a doctor who specializes in treating diseases of the cardiovascular system — mainly the heart and blood vessels. |
| caretaker | a person employed to look after people or animals. |
| 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. |
| optician | a person qualified to make and supply eyeglasses and contact lenses for correction of vision. |
| optometrist | a specialized health care profession that involves examining the eyes and related structures for defects or abnormalities. |
| orderly | neatly and methodically arranged. |
| 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. |
| psychiatrist | a medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. |
| radiologist | a person who uses X-rays or other high-energy radiation, especially a doctor specializing in radiology. |
| sonographer | an allied healthcare professional who specializes in the use of ultrasonic imaging devices to produce diagnostic images, scans, videos or three-dimensional volumes of anatomy and diagnostic data. |
| 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. |