medical man

Thân thiện

A medical man examines a patient in his office.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who practices medicine: A "medical man" is a person, historically often assumed to be male, who is trained and licensed to practice medicine. This includes diagnosing and treating illness, injury, and disease.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The village was grateful for the old medical man who served the community for decades.
  • In the 19th century, a medical man would often make house calls.

Advanced Usage

• The term "medical man" is now considered somewhat dated and gender-specific. In modern, inclusive language, neutral terms like "medical practitioner," "physician," or "doctor" are preferred.
  • The historical novel referred to the character as a medical man, reflecting the language of the era.

Variants and Related Words

• Medical practitioner (n): A neutral, formal term for a person who practices medicine.
• Physician (n): A person qualified to practice medicine, especially one who specializes in diagnosis and treatment using medicine (rather than surgery).
• Doctor (n): A common general term for a qualified medical practitioner.

Synonyms

• Doctor
• Physician
• Medic (informal)

Related Idioms

• While there is no common idiom using the exact phrase "medical man," the related word "doctor" features in idioms.
  • "Just what the doctor ordered": Something that is exactly what is needed or beneficial in a situation.

    • A week off work was just what the doctor ordered.

Học thuật

Noun

1. someone who practices medicine

Từ đồng nghĩa

• medical practitioner